Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment
347 U.S. 590 · Decided June 1, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment was decided on June 1, 1954 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Stanley F. Reed wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “State or local government tax” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 590 · 74 S. Ct. 757 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 967 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2613
- Docket number
- 476
- Decided
- June 1, 1954
- Argued
- March 12, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Affirmed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party did not receive a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 7–2
- Majority opinion
- Stanley F. Reed
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- State or local government tax
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Article I, Section 8, Paragraph 3 (interstate commerce clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Special concurrence | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority |
Full case caption
Braniff Airways, Inc. v. Nebraska State Board of Equalization and Assessment et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-078, docket 1953-078-01.
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