THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. WILLIAM L. ROBESON (1835) - Ballotpedia

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THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. WILLIAM L. ROBESON

Term: 1835
Important Dates
Decided: March 14, 1835
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
6-0
Majority
Henry Baldwin • John Marshall • John McLean • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • James Moore Wayne

THE UNITED STATES, PLAINTIFFS IN ERROR v. WILLIAM L. ROBESON is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1835.

In a 6-0 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 Louisiana Eastern U.S. District Court.

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About the case

Subject matter: Federal Taxation - Priority of federal fiscal claims: over those of the states or private entities
Petitioner: United States
Petitioner state: Unknown
Respondent type: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
Respondent state: Unknown
Citation: 34 U.S. 319
How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of error
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 liberal.

See also

External links

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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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