THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JOSE CASTRO AND OTHERS (1861)

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JOSE CASTRO AND OTHERS |
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Term: 1860 |
Important Dates |
Argued: January 24, 1861 |
Decided: February 4, 1861 |
Outcome |
Reversed and remanded |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
John Archibald Campbell • John Catron • Nathan Clifford • Robert Cooper Grier • John McLean • Samuel Nelson • Roger Brooke Taney • James Moore Wayne |
THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANTS, v. JOSE CASTRO AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 4, 1861. The case was argued before the court on January 24, 1861.
In an 8-0 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 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: 65 U.S. 346
- 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: Roger Brooke Taney
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.
See also
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
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