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UNITED STATES v. SWIFT & CO. et al. (1943)
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| UNITED STATES v. SWIFT & CO. et al. |
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| Term: 1942 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 11, 1943 |
| Decided: March 15, 1943 |
| Outcome |
| Vacated and remanded |
| Vote |
| 5-3 |
| Majority |
| Felix Frankfurter • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone |
| Concurring |
| Robert Jackson |
| Dissenting |
| Hugo Black • William Douglas • Frank Murphy |
UNITED STATES v. SWIFT & CO. et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1943. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1943.
In a 5-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Colorado U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 318 U.S. 442
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Harlan Fiske Stone
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown
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 conservative.
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