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UNITED STATES v. VERMONT et al. (1964)

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UNITED STATES v. VERMONT et al. |
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Term: 1963 |
Important Dates |
Argued: April 21, 1964 |
Decided: June 1, 1964 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Hugo Black • William Brennan • Tom Clark • William Douglas • Arthur Goldberg • John Harlan II • Potter Stewart • Earl Warren • Byron White |
UNITED STATES v. VERMONT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1964. The case was argued before the court on April 21, 1964.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Vermont U.S. District Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1960s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Warren Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: State
- Respondent state: Vermont
- Citation: 377 U.S. 351
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Earl Warren
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Potter Stewart
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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