THOMPSON v. THOMPSON (1913)
THOMPSON v. THOMPSON |
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Term: 1912 |
Important Dates |
Argued: November 8, 1912 |
Decided: January 6, 1913 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
William Rufus Day • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Charles Evans Hughes • Joseph Rucker Lamar • Horace Harmon Lurton • Joseph McKenna • Mahlon Pitney • Willis Van Devanter • Edward Douglass White |
THOMPSON v. THOMPSON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 6, 1913. The case was argued before the court on November 8, 1912.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia.
About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
- Petitioner: Wife, or ex-wife
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Husband, or ex-husband
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 226 U.S. 551
- How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Edward Douglass White
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Mahlon Pitney
These data points were accessed from The Supreme Court Database, which also attempts to categorize the ideological direction of the court's ruling in each case. This case's ruling was categorized as conservative.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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