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COOPER VERSUS TELFAIR (1800)

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COOPER VERSUS TELFAIR
Term: 1800
Important Dates
Argued: February 7, 1800
Decided: February 13, 1800
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-0
Majority
Samuel Chase • William Cushing • Oliver Ellsworth • William Paterson • Bushrod Washington

COOPER VERSUS TELFAIR is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1800. The case was argued before the court on February 7, 1800.

In a 5-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Ellsworth Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: Georgia
  • Citation: 4 U.S. 14
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Seriatim
  • Who was the chief justice: Oliver Ellsworth
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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