Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa County
368 U.S. 146 · Decided December 11, 1961 · Supreme Court of the United States
At a glance
Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa County was decided on December 11, 1961 unanimously (9–0). The Court reversed the lower court's decision. Chief Justice Earl Warren wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “National supremacy, intergovernmental tax immunity” in the Federalism area. SCDB records that the Court declared a state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision unconstitutional.
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Case details
- Citations
- 368 U.S. 146 · 82 S. Ct. 282 · 7 L. Ed. 2d 199 · 1961 U.S. LEXIS 1956
- Docket number
- 25
- Decided
- December 11, 1961
- Argued
- October 16, 1961
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 9–0 (unanimous)
- Majority opinion
- Earl Warren
- Opinion assigned by
- Earl Warren
- How the case arrived
- Certiorari
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Article VI, Section 2 (supremacy clause)
- Type of law
- Constitution
- Held unconstitutional
- A state or territorial law, regulation or constitutional provision
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Special concurrence | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice John M. Harlan II | Majority | |
| Justice William J. Brennan Jr. | Majority | |
| Justice Charles E. Whittaker | Majority | |
| Justice Potter Stewart | Majority |
Full case caption
Federal Land Bank of Wichita v. Board of County Commissioners of Kiowa County, Kansas, et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1961-009, docket 1961-009-01.
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