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WILLIAMS, CHIEF, et al. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. (1917)
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| WILLIAMS, CHIEF, et al. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. |
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| Term: 1916 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: December 22, 1916 |
| Decided: January 8, 1917 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Louis Dembitz Brandeis • John Hessin Clarke • William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • James Clark McReynolds • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
WILLIAMS, CHIEF, et al. v. CITY OF CHICAGO et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 8, 1917. The case was argued before the court on December 22, 1916.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois Northern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
- Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
- Respondent state: Illinois
- Citation: 242 U.S. 434
- 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: James Clark McReynolds
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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