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THE ANTELOPE. THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE CONSULS, CLAIMANTS (1827)

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THE ANTELOPE. THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE CONSULS, CLAIMANTS
Term: 1827
Important Dates
Argued: March 6, 1827
Decided: March 10, 1827
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonRobert TrimbleBushrod Washington

THE ANTELOPE. THE SPANISH AND PORTUGUESE CONSULS, CLAIMANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 10, 1827. The case was argued before the court on March 6, 1827.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - Slavery or indenture
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: United States
  • Respondent type: Foreign nation or instrumentality
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 25 U.S. 546
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Robert Trimble

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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