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THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. DEVEAUX et al. (1809)
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| THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. DEVEAUX et al. |
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| Term: 1809 |
| Important Dates |
| Argued: February 10, 1809 |
| Decided: March 15, 1809 |
| Outcome |
| Reversed and remanded |
| Vote |
| 6-0 |
| Majority |
| Samuel Chase • William Cushing • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington |
THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. DEVEAUX et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1809. The case was argued before the court on February 10, 1809.
In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court and remanded the case for further proceedings consistent with the Court's opinion. The case originated from the Georgia U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Georgia.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Judicial Power - Miscellaneous judicial power, especially diversity jurisdiction
- Petitioner: Bank of the united states
- Petitioner state: United States
- Respondent type: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
- Respondent state: Georgia
- Citation: 9 U.S. 61
- 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: 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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