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THE STATE OF NEW YORK v. THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT et al. (1799)

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THE STATE OF NEW YORK v. THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT et al.
Term: 1799
Important Dates
Argued: August 8, 1799
Decided: August 9, 1799
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingOliver EllsworthJames IredellWilliam PatersonBushrod Washington

THE STATE OF NEW YORK v. THE STATE OF CONNECTICUT et al. is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on August 9, 1799. The case was argued before the court on August 8, 1799.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1790s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Ellsworth Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
  • Petitioner: State
  • Petitioner state: New York
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Connecticut
  • Citation: 4 U.S. 1
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Original
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Oliver Ellsworth
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Oliver Ellsworth

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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