BURDEAU v. MCDOWELL (1921)

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BURDEAU v. MCDOWELL
Term: 1920
Important Dates
Argued: April 11, 1921
Decided: June 1, 1921
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-2
Majority
John Hessin ClarkeWilliam Rufus DayJoseph McKennaJames Clark McReynoldsMahlon PitneyWillis Van Devanter
Dissenting
Louis Dembitz BrandeisOliver Wendell Holmes

BURDEAU v. MCDOWELL is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 1, 1921. The case was argued before the court on April 11, 1921.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania Western U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - search and seizure (other than as pertains to vehicles or Crime Control Act)
  • Petitioner: attorney general of the United States, or his office
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Tangible property, other than real estate, including contraband
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 256 U.S. 465
  • 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: William Rufus Day

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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