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NEW ORLEANS v. CLARK (1877)

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NEW ORLEANS v. CLARK
Term: 1877
Important Dates
Decided: December 17, 1877
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Joseph BradleyNathan CliffordStephen Johnson FieldWard HuntSamuel Freeman MillerWilliam StrongNoah Haynes SwayneMorrison Waite

NEW ORLEANS v. CLARK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 17, 1877.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Louisiana U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Louisiana.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1870s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Waite Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state or local government tax
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Louisiana
  • Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 95 U.S. 644
  • 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: 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 unspecifiable.

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