Secretary of Agriculture v. United States
347 U.S. 645 · Decided June 7, 1954 · Supreme Court of the United States
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At a glance
Secretary of Agriculture v. United States was decided on June 7, 1954 by a vote of 5–3. The Court vacated the lower court's decision and remanded the case. Justice Felix Frankfurter wrote the opinion of the Court. SCDB classifies its main issue as “Railroad regulation” in the Economic Activity area.
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Case details
- Citations
- 347 U.S. 645 · 74 S. Ct. 826 · 98 L. Ed. 2d 1015 · 1954 U.S. LEXIS 2632
- Docket number
- 480
- Decided
- June 7, 1954
- Argued
- April 27, 1954
- Court era
- Warren Court
- Decision type
- Opinion of the Court (orally argued)
- Disposition
- Vacated and remanded
- Outcome for petitioner
- The petitioning party received a favorable disposition
- Vote
- 5–3
- Majority opinion
- Felix Frankfurter
- Opinion assigned by
- Stanley F. Reed
- How the case arrived
- Appeal
- Issue (SCDB)
- Railroad regulation
- Issue area
- Economic Activity
- Legal provision
- Interstate Commerce Act
- Type of law
- Federal statute
- Decision direction (SCDB)
- Conservative what this means
How the Justices voted
| Justice | Vote | Separate writing |
|---|---|---|
| Justice Hugo L. Black | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Stanley F. Reed | Majority | |
| Justice Felix Frankfurter | Majority | Wrote an opinion |
| Justice William O. Douglas | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
| Justice Harold H. Burton | Majority | |
| Justice Tom C. Clark | Majority | |
| Justice Sherman Minton | Majority | |
| Chief Justice Earl Warren | Dissent | Co-authored an opinion |
Did not participate: Robert H. Jackson.
Full case caption
Secretary of Agriculture v. United States et al.
SCDB identifiers: case 1953-082, docket 1953-082-01.
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