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WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. v. UNITED STATES (1949)

| WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. v. UNITED STATES |
|---|
| Term: 1948 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: January 7, 1949 |
| Decided: February 14, 1949 |
| Outcome |
| Affirmed (includes modified) |
| Vote |
| 9-0 |
| Majority |
| Hugo Black • Harold Burton • William Douglas • Felix Frankfurter • Robert Jackson • Frank Murphy • Stanley Reed • Wiley Rutledge • Frederick Vinson |
WISCONSIN ELECTRIC POWER CO. v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 14, 1949. The case was argued before the court on January 7, 1949.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Wisconsin Wisconsin Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Federal Taxation - federal taxation, typically under provisions of the Internal Revenue Code
- Petitioner: Electric or hydroelectric power utility, power cooperative, or gas and electric company
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 336 U.S. 176
- How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Frederick Vinson
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Stanley Reed
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.
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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