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NEWMAN v. GATES (1907)

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NEWMAN v. GATES |
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Term: 1906 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 14, 1906 |
Decided: January 7, 1907 |
Outcome |
Petition denied or appeal dismissed |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
David Josiah Brewer • William Rufus Day • Melville Weston Fuller • John Marshall Harlan • Oliver Wendell Holmes • Joseph McKenna • Rufus Wheeler Peckham • Edward Douglass White |
NEWMAN v. GATES is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 7, 1907. The case was argued before the court on December 14, 1906.
In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the Indiana State Trial Court.
For a full list of cases decided in the 1900s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.
About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - no merits: dismissed or affirmed for want of a substantial or properly presented federal question, or a nonsuit
- Petitioner: Attorney, or person acting as such;includes bar applicant or law student, or law firm or bar association
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Bankrupt person or business, or business in reorganization
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 204 U.S. 89
- 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: Melville Weston Fuller
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Edward Douglass White
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.
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
External links
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