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JACOB RESLER v. JAMES SHEHEE (1801)

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JACOB RESLER v. JAMES SHEHEE
Term: 1801
Important Dates
Argued: December 9, 1801
Decided: December 11, 1801
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingJohn MarshallAlfred MooreWilliam PatersonBushrod Washington

JACOB RESLER v. JAMES SHEHEE is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 11, 1801. The case was argued before the court on December 9, 1801.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - comity primarily removal cases, civil procedure (cf. comity, criminal and First Amendment); deference to foreign judicial tribunals
  • Petitioner: Defendant
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Person accused, indicted, or suspected of crime
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 5 U.S. 110
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Unknown

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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