WEBER v. FREED, DEPUTY COLLECTOR OF UNITED STATES CUSTOMS (1915)

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WEBER v. FREED, DEPUTY COLLECTOR OF UNITED STATES CUSTOMS
Term: 1915
Important Dates
Argued: December 1, 1915
Decided: December 13, 1915
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

WEBER v. FREED, DEPUTY COLLECTOR OF UNITED STATES CUSTOMS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 13, 1915. The case was argued before the court on December 1, 1915.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New Jersey U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: First Amendment - Commercial speech, excluding attorneys
  • Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Customs Service or Commissioner of Customs
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 239 U.S. 325
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White

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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