Adams v. Tanner
| Adams v. Tanner | |
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| Argued May 7, 1917 Decided June 11, 1917 | |
| Full case name | Joe Adams, et al., Appts., v. W. V. Tanner, Attorney General of the State of Washington, and George H. Crandall, Prosecuting Attorney of Spokane County, State of Washington. |
| Citations | 244 U.S. 590 (more) 37 S. Ct. 662; 61 L. Ed. 1336 |
| Holding | |
| The Washington state law that prohibited employment agencies was unconstitutional, because a ban would breach the principle of due process of law in the deprivation of liberty and property. | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | McReynolds, joined by White, Day, Van Devanter, Pitney |
| Dissent | Brandeis, joined by McKenna, Holmes, Clarke |
Adams v. Tanner, 244 U.S. 590 (1917), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that a Washington state law that prohibited employment agencies was unconstitutional.