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COOKE v. UNITED STATES (1864)

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COOKE v. UNITED STATES
Term: 1864
Important Dates
Argued: December 28, 1864
Decided: December 28, 1864
Outcome
No disposition
Vote
8-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne

COOKE v. UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 28, 1864. The case was argued before the court on December 28, 1864.

The U.S. Supreme Court did not issue a ruling.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
  • Petitioner: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 69 U.S. 218
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Salmon Portland Chase

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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