THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT v. JOSEPH NOURSE, COMPLAINANT (1832) - Ballotpedia

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THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT v. JOSEPH NOURSE, COMPLAINANT

Term: 1832
Important Dates
Argued: February 11, 1832
Decided: February 18, 1832
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson

THE UNITED STATES, APPELLANT v. JOSEPH NOURSE, COMPLAINANT is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 18, 1832. The case was argued before the court on February 11, 1832.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Judicial Power - Supreme Court's certiorari, writ of error, or appeals jurisdiction
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Retired or former governmental employee
Respondent state: United States
Citation: 31 U.S. 470
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: John McLean

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

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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