THE UNITED STATES v. THE BRIGANTINE MARS (1814)

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THE UNITED STATES v. THE BRIGANTINE MARS
Term: 1814
Important Dates
Decided: March 15, 1814
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

THE UNITED STATES v. THE BRIGANTINE MARS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 15, 1814.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Massachusetts U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1810s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: takings clause, or other non-constitutional governmental taking of property
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Tangible property, other than real estate, including contraband
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 12 U.S. 417
  • 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: William Johnson Jr.

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.

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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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