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MILLER v. MAYOR OF NEW YORK AND OTHERS (1883)

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MILLER v. MAYOR OF NEW YORK AND OTHERS
Term: 1883
Important Dates
Argued: November 6, 1883
Decided: November 26, 1883
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison WaiteWilliam Burnham Woods

MILLER v. MAYOR OF NEW YORK AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 26, 1883. The case was argued before the court on November 6, 1883.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Federal and some few state regulations of transportation regulation: boat
  • Petitioner: Tenant or lessee
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: New York
  • Citation: 109 U.S. 385
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Morrison Waite
  • 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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