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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. BARNES (1905)

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DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. BARNES
Term: 1904
Important Dates
Argued: January 23, 1905
Decided: February 27, 1905
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
David Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownWilliam Rufus DayMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanOliver Wendell HolmesJoseph McKennaRufus Wheeler PeckhamEdward Douglass White

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA v. BARNES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 27, 1905. The case was argued before the court on January 23, 1905.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of the Court of Claims
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: District of Columbia
  • Respondent type: Government contractor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 197 U.S. 146
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: William Rufus Day

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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