LOCKE v. NEW ORLEANS (1867)

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LOCKE v. NEW ORLEANS
Term: 1866
Important Dates
Decided: January 3, 1867
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Salmon Portland ChaseNathan CliffordDavid DavisStephen Johnson FieldRobert Cooper GrierSamuel Freeman MillerSamuel NelsonNoah Haynes SwayneJames Moore Wayne

LOCKE v. NEW ORLEANS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 3, 1867.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana State Trial Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1860s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Chase Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: State or local governmental taxpayer, or executor of the estate of
  • Petitioner state: Louisiana
  • Respondent type: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Respondent state: Louisiana
  • Citation: 71 U.S. 172
  • 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: Stephen Johnson Field

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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