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HOUSTON v. MOORE (1820)

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HOUSTON v. MOORE
Term: 1820
Important Dates
Argued: March 4, 1819
Decided: February 16, 1820
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
5-2
Majority
Gabriel DuvallHenry Brockholst LivingstonThomas ToddBushrod Washington
Concurring
William Johnson Jr.
Dissenting
John MarshallJoseph Story

HOUSTON v. MOORE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 16, 1820. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1819.

In a 5-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
  • Petitioner: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Respondent state: Pennsylvania
  • Citation: 18 U.S. 1
  • 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: Bushrod Washington

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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