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NEW ORLEANS v. HOUSTON (1886)

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NEW ORLEANS v. HOUSTON
Term: 1886
Important Dates
Argued: November 17, 1886
Decided: December 6, 1886
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyStephen Johnson FieldHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanStanley MatthewsSamuel Freeman MillerMorrison Waite

NEW ORLEANS v. HOUSTON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 6, 1886. The case was argued before the court on November 17, 1886.

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.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - State or local government regulation, especially of business (cf. federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction, federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation)
  • Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
  • Petitioner state: Louisiana
  • Respondent type: Business, corporation
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 119 U.S. 265
  • 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: Stanley Matthews

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.

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