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Ex parte KEARNEY (1822)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
ex parte KEARNEY
Term: 1822
Important Dates
Argued: February 9, 1822
Decided: February 15, 1822
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

ex parte KEARNEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 15, 1822. The case was argued before the court on February 9, 1822.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Habeas corpus
  • Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: District of Columbia
  • Citation: 20 U.S. 38
  • 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: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Story

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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