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Ex parte MILLIGAN (1866)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
ex parte MILLIGAN
Term: 1865
Important Dates
Argued: March 5, 1866
Decided: April 3, 1866
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
9-0
Majority
Nathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Nelson
Concurring
Salmon Portland ChaseSamuel Freeman MillerNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne

ex parte MILLIGAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 3, 1866. The case was argued before the court on March 5, 1866.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Indiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Indiana.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Jury trial (right to, as distinct from extra-legal jury influences)
  • Petitioner: Prisoner, inmate of penal institution
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 71 U.S. 2
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: David Davis

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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