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Ex parte SAWYER (1875)

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ex parte SAWYER |
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Term: 1874 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 17, 1875 |
Decided: March 1, 1875 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne • Morrison Waite |
ex parte SAWYER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 1, 1875. The case was argued before the court on February 17, 1875.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: jurisdiction or authority of federal courts of appeals
- Petitioner: Injured person or legal entity, nonphysically and non-employment related
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Judge
- Respondent state: United States
- Citation: 88 U.S. 235
- How the court took jurisdiction: Mandamus
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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