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UNITED STATES v. MILLER et al. (1943)

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UNITED STATES v. MILLER et al.
Term: 1942
Important Dates
Argued: November 16, 1942
Decided: January 4, 1943
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Hugo BlackWilliam DouglasFelix FrankfurterRobert JacksonStanley ReedOwen Josephus RobertsHarlan Fiske Stone

UNITED STATES v. MILLER et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 4, 1943. The case was argued before the court on November 16, 1942.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1940s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Stone Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 317 U.S. 369
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Owen Josephus Roberts

These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as liberal.

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