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Ex parte SCHOLLENBERGER (1878)

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ex parte SCHOLLENBERGER
Term: 1877
Important Dates
Argued: April 30, 1878
Decided: May 13, 1878
Outcome
Stay, petition, or motion granted
Vote
9-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldJohn Marshall HarlanWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

ex parte SCHOLLENBERGER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on May 13, 1878. The case was argued before the court on April 30, 1878.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court granted the petition, stay, or motion. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Pennsylvania.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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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: 96 U.S. 369
  • 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.

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