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THE MERINO. THE CONSTITUTION. THE LOUISA. BARRIAS, AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS

Term: 1824
Important Dates
Argued: February 19, 1824
Decided: March 5, 1824
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Bushrod Washington

THE MERINO. THE CONSTITUTION. THE LOUISA. BARRIAS, AND OTHERS, CLAIMANTS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 5, 1824. The case was argued before the court on February 19, 1824.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Alabama U.S. District Court.

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.

About the case

Subject matter: Civil Rights - Slavery or indenture
Petitioner: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: United States
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 22 U.S. 391
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: Bushrod Washington

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.

See also

External links

The Supreme Court Database

Footnotes

↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024

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