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GORDON v. CALDCLEUGH et al. (1806)

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GORDON v. CALDCLEUGH et al.
Term: 1806
Important Dates
Decided: February 13, 1806
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
4-0
Majority
William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • William Paterson • Bushrod Washington

GORDON v. CALDCLEUGH et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1806.

In a 4-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the South Carolina State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1800s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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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 highest state court
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 7 U.S. 268
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall

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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