ZAKONAITE v. WOLF, JAILOR OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS (1912)

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ZAKONAITE v. WOLF, JAILOR OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS
Term: 1912
Important Dates
Argued: November 14, 1912
Decided: December 2, 1912
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
William Rufus DayOliver Wendell HolmesCharles Evans HughesJoseph Rucker LamarHorace Harmon LurtonJoseph McKennaMahlon PitneyWillis Van DevanterEdward Douglass White

ZAKONAITE v. WOLF, JAILOR OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 2, 1912. The case was argued before the court on November 14, 1912.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Missouri Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Deportation (cf. immigration and naturalization)
  • Petitioner: Alien, person subject to a denaturalization proceeding, or one whose citizenship is revoked
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Missouri
  • Citation: 226 U.S. 272
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (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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