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Ex parte NEWMAN (1872)
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| ex parte NEWMAN |
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| Term: 1871 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: April 19, 1872 |
| Decided: May 6, 1872 |
| Outcome |
| Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
| Vote |
| 8-0 |
| Majority |
| Joseph Bradley • Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
ex parte NEWMAN is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 6, 1872. The case was argued before the court on April 19, 1872.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York Eastern U.S. District Court.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
- Petitioner: Employee, or job applicant, including beneficiaries of
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 81 U.S. 152
- How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
- 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: Nathan Clifford
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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