SUPERVISORS v. UNITED STATES, EX REL.TION (1867)

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SUPERVISORS v. UNITED STATES, EX REL.TION |
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Term: 1866 |
Important Dates |
Decided: February 13, 1867 |
Outcome |
Affirmed (includes modified) |
Vote |
9-0 |
Majority |
Salmon Portland Chase • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Robert Cooper Grier • Samuel Freeman Miller • Samuel Nelson • Noah Haynes Swayne • James Moore Wayne |
SUPERVISORS v. UNITED STATES, EX REL.TION is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 13, 1867.
In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Judicial review of administrative agency's or administrative official's actions and procedures
- Petitioner: County government or county governmental unit, except school district
- Petitioner state: Illinois
- Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 71 U.S. 435
- 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: Noah Haynes Swayne
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
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