Schwabacher v. United States
334 U.S. 182 · Decided May 3, 1948 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Schwabacher v. United States was decided on May 3, 1948 by a vote of 5–3. The Court reversed the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Robert H. Jackson wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction” in the Federalism area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 334 U.S. 182 · 68 S. Ct. 958 · 92 L. Ed. 2d 1305 · 1948 U.S. LEXIS 2731
- Docket number
- 258
- Decided
- May 3, 1948
- Argued
- January 6, 1948
- Court era
- Vinson Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Reversed and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Robert H. Jackson
- Opinion assigned by
- Hugo L. Black
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Federal preemption of state court jurisdiction
- Issue area
- Federalism
- Legal provision
- Interstate Commerce Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Liberal what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Dissent | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Majority | |
| Justice Frank Murphy | Majority | |
| Justice Robert H. Jackson | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice Wiley B. Rutledge | Majority | |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Dissent | |
| Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson | Dissent |
Did not participate: Stanley F. Reed.
Full case caption
Schwabacher et al. v. United States et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1947-079, docket 1947-079-01.
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