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Chicago v. Stude

346 U.S. 574 · Decided January 18, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States

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Chicago v. Stude was decided on January 18, 1954 by a vote of 7–2. The Court affirmed the lower court's decision. Justice Sherman Minton wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Miscellaneous federalism” in the Federalism area.

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Case details

Citations
346 U.S. 574 · 74 S. Ct. 290 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 317 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2504
Docket number
209
Decided
January 18, 1954
Argued
December 2, 1953
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
Sherman Minton
Opinion assigned by
Earl Warren
How the case arrived
Certiorari
Issue area
Federalism
Legal provision
28 U.S.C. § 1441
Type of law
Infrequently litigated statute
Decision direction (SCDB)
Conservative what this means

How the Justices voted

JusticeVoteSeparate writing
Justice Hugo L. BlackDissentWrote an opinion
Justice Stanley F. ReedMajority
Justice Felix FrankfurterDissentWrote an opinion
Justice William O. DouglasMajority
Justice Robert H. JacksonSpecial concurrence
Justice Harold H. BurtonMajority
Justice Tom C. ClarkMajority
Justice Sherman MintonMajorityWrote an opinion
Chief Justice Earl WarrenMajority

Full case caption

Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Co. v. Stude et al.

SCDB identifiers: case 1953-026, docket 1953-026-01.

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