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CLARK v. BEECHER (1878)

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CLARK v. BEECHER
Term: 1877
Important Dates
Argued: February 8, 1878
Decided: March 25, 1878
Outcome
Vacated and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

CLARK v. BEECHER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 25, 1878. The case was argued before the court on February 8, 1878.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court vacated the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Sex discrimination (excluding sex discrimination in employment)
  • Petitioner: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 154 U.S. 631
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Noah Haynes Swayne

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 liberal.

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