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Charles Evans Hughes

Born 1862 · Glens Falls, NY

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Party: Republican →A.B., Brown University

Affiliations

Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles — appointed by Edmund Gerald Brown

Supreme Court of the United States — appointed by Herbert Hoover

Supreme Court of the United States — appointed by William Howard Taft

Decision levers

AI-measured from their own opinions — each lever cites its cases

PurposivismTextualism

Opinions parse statutory text directly for applicability, as in Gilliland's reading of §35's 'in any matter within the jurisdiction' language [4] and RFC's citation of the 'sue and be sued' clause [7]. United States v. Gilliland ↗ Reconstruction Finance Corporati… ↗ Helvering v. Janney ↗

Willing to revisit precedentStrong stare decisis

Consistently applies or distinguishes existing precedent without questioning its validity, as in boundary avulsion rules [5] and state limitation accrual doctrine [6]. Six Companies of Cal. v. Joint H… ↗ Arkansas v. Tennessee ↗ Rawlings v. Ray ↗

Deference to government powerSkepticism of government power

Rejects sovereign immunity for government corporations when statutes permit suit [7] yet upholds reasonable state licensing schemes [0]. Cox v. New Hampshire ↗ Reconstruction Finance Corporati… ↗

Judicial activismJudicial restraint

Limits judicial intervention to statutory or constitutional text, declining to expand causes of action beyond enacted provisions [8] or to second-guess executive certifications [3]. Z. & F. Assets Realization Corp.… ↗ Just v. Chambers ↗

Record analysis

AI-compiled from the cited opinions below

Supreme Court of the United States decisions from 1940-1941 addressing taxation, regulatory enforcement, maritime jurisdiction, labor relations, boundary disputes, and constitutional issues involving public assembly and interstate commerce.

Taxation

These rulings addressed state and federal tax obligations in manufacturing, corporate, and estate contexts.

Department of Treasury of Ind. v. Ingram-Ric… ↗Department of Treasury v. Wood Preserving Co… ↗Taft v. Helvering ↗Helvering v. Janney ↗

Labor relations

This ruling addressed enforcement actions by the National Labor Relations Board against a steel corporation.

Republic Steel Corp. v. National Labor Relat… ↗

First Amendment

This ruling addressed regulations on public parades and processions under state law.

Cox v. New Hampshire ↗

Maritime law

This ruling addressed liability and jurisdiction in admiralty matters involving vessels.

Just v. Chambers ↗

Criminal law

These rulings addressed state regulatory enforcement and federal false statement prohibitions.

Skiriotes v. Florida ↗United States v. Gilliland ↗

Boundary disputes

This ruling addressed a dispute over the boundary between two states.

Arkansas v. Tennessee ↗

Interstate commerce

This ruling addressed discrimination in railroad accommodations under the Interstate Commerce Act.

Mitchell v. United States ↗

Federal finance and contracts

These rulings addressed claims involving federal corporations, trusts, and construction contracts.

Reconstruction Finance Corporation v. JG Men… ↗Jackson Ex Rel. United States v. Irving Trus… ↗Six Companies of Cal. v. Joint Highway Dist.… ↗Fleisher Engineering & Construction Co. v. U… ↗

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