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YEISER v. DYSART, et al. (1925)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
YEISER v. DYSART, et al.
Term: 1924
Important Dates
Decided: April 13, 1925
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisPierce ButlerOliver Wendell HolmesJames Clark McReynoldsEdward Terry SanfordHarlan Fiske StoneGeorge SutherlandWilliam Howard TaftWillis Van Devanter

YEISER v. DYSART, et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 13, 1925.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Nebraska State Trial Court.

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: Attorneys - Admission to a state or federal bar, disbarment, and attorney discipline (cf. loyalty oath: bar applicants)
  • Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 267 U.S. 540
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • 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: Oliver Wendell Holmes

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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