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THE ANTELOPE. THE VICE CONSULS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, LIBELLANTS (1826)

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THE ANTELOPE. THE VICE CONSULS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, LIBELLANTS
Term: 1826
Important Dates
Decided: March 16, 1826
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

THE ANTELOPE. THE VICE CONSULS OF SPAIN AND PORTUGAL, LIBELLANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1826.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. 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: Water transportation, stevedore
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: International Entity
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 24 U.S. 413
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Per curiam (no oral argument)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Marshall

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 liberal.

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