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UNITED STATES v. ZERBEY et al. (1926)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
UNITED STATES v. ZERBEY et al.
Term: 1925
Important Dates
Argued: March 3, 1926
Decided: May 24, 1926
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

UNITED STATES v. ZERBEY et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 24, 1926. The case was argued before the court on March 3, 1926.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1920s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Taft Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - statutory construction of criminal laws: narcotics includes regulation and prohibition of alcohol
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Insurance company, or surety
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 271 U.S. 332
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: William Howard Taft
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Terry Sanford

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.

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