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Ex parte CROW DOG (1883)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
ex parte CROW DOG
Term: 1883
Important Dates
Argued: November 26, 1883
Decided: December 17, 1883
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

ex parte CROW DOG is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 17, 1883. The case was argued before the court on November 26, 1883.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the South Dakota Territorial Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1880s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Indians (other than pertains to state jurisdiction over)
  • Petitioner: Indian, including Indian tribe or nation
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 109 U.S. 556
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of habeas corpus
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Stanley Matthews

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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