WATSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA, et al. v. BUCK et al. (1941)

WATSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA, et al. v. BUCK et al.
	Term: 1940
Important Dates
	Argued: April 29, 1941
	Decided: May 26, 1941
Outcome
	Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
	7-0
Majority
	Hugo Black • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Charles Evans Hughes • Stanley Reed • Owen Josephus Roberts • Harlan Fiske Stone

WATSON, ATTORNEY GENERAL OF FLORIDA, et al. v. BUCK et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 26, 1941. The case was argued before the court on April 29, 1941.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Florida Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
Petitioner state: Florida
Respondent type: Author, copyright holder
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 313 U.S. 387
How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
Who was the chief justice: Charles Evans Hughes
Who wrote the majority opinion: Hugo Black

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.