LEVY COURT v. CORONER (1865)

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LEVY COURT v. CORONER |
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Term: 1864 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 30, 1865 |
Decided: February 13, 1865 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne |
LEVY COURT v. CORONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1865. The case was argued before the court on January 30, 1865.
In an 8-0 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: Attorneys - Attorneys' and governmental employees' or officials' fees or compensation or licenses
- Petitioner: Governmental employee or job applicant
- Petitioner state: District of Columbia
- Respondent type: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Respondent state: District of Columbia
- Citation: 69 U.S. 501
- 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: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Samuel Freeman Miller
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
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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