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THE UNITED STATES v. MORRIS, MARSHAL OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW-YORK (1825)

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THE UNITED STATES v. MORRIS, MARSHAL OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW-YORK
Term: 1825
Important Dates
Argued: March 7, 1825
Decided: March 16, 1825
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Smith Thompson • Bushrod Washington
Concurring
William Johnson Jr.

THE UNITED STATES v. MORRIS, MARSHAL OF THE SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW-YORK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1825. The case was argued before the court on March 7, 1825.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Economic Activity - Corruption, governmental or governmental regulation of other than as in campaign spending
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Governmental employee or job applicant
  • Respondent state: United States
  • Citation: 23 U.S. 246
  • 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: Smith Thompson

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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 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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