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THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. HALSTEAD (1825)

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THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. HALSTEAD
Term: 1825
Important Dates
Decided: March 2, 1825
Outcome
Certification to or from a lower court
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel DuvallWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallJoseph StorySmith ThompsonBushrod Washington

THE BANK OF THE UNITED STATES v. HALSTEAD is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 2, 1825.

The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Kentucky U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Kentucky.

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: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state legislation or regulation. cf. state regulation of business. rarely involves union activity. Does not involve constitutional interpretation unless the Court says it does.
  • Petitioner: Bank of the united states
  • Petitioner state: United States
  • Respondent type: Debtor
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 23 U.S. 51
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Smith Thompson

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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