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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. FRANCISCO PICO AND, OTHERS (1860)

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. FRANCISCO PICO AND, OTHERS
Term: 1859
Important Dates
Argued: February 15, 1860
Decided: March 12, 1860
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
9-0
Majority
John Archibald CampbellJohn CatronNathan CliffordPeter Vivian DanielRobert Cooper GrierJohn McLeanSamuel NelsonRoger Brooke TaneyJames Moore Wayne

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. FRANCISCO PICO AND, OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1860. The case was argued before the court on February 15, 1860.

In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the California Northern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - state and territorial land claims
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Owner, landlord, or claimant to ownership, fee interest, or possession of land as well as chattels
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 64 U.S. 321
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Roger Brooke Taney
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: John Archibald Campbell

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 conservative.

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