UNITED STATES v. REYNOLDS (1919)

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UNITED STATES v. REYNOLDS
Term: 1918
Important Dates
Argued: March 4, 1919
Decided: May 19, 1919
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
Louis Dembitz BrandeisJohn Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

UNITED STATES v. REYNOLDS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 19, 1919. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1919.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Oklahoma Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 250 U.S. 104
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Cert
  • 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.

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