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DANIEL PARKER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, VS. THE UNITED STATES (1828)

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DANIEL PARKER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, VS. THE UNITED STATES |
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Term: 1828 |
Important Dates |
Decided: March 15, 1828 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
7-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Robert Trimble • Bushrod Washington |
DANIEL PARKER, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, VS. THE UNITED STATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1828.
In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: active duty
- Petitioner: Secretary or administrative unit or personnel of the U.S. Army
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: United States
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 26 U.S. 293
- 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: John Marshall
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Gabriel Duvall
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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