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UNITED STATES v. BUZZO (1873)

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UNITED STATES v. BUZZO |
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Term: 1873 |
Important Dates |
Argued: December 5, 1873 |
Decided: December 22, 1873 |
Outcome |
Certification to or from a lower court |
Vote |
8-0 |
Majority |
Joseph Bradley • Nathan Clifford • David Davis • Stephen Johnson Field • Ward Hunt • Samuel Freeman Miller • William Strong • Noah Haynes Swayne |
UNITED STATES v. BUZZO is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 22, 1873. The case was argued before the court on December 5, 1873.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the Michigan U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Michigan.
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About the case
- Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - subconstitutional fair procedure: miscellaneous
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Management, executive officer, or director, of business entity
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 85 U.S. 125
- How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: Salmon Portland Chase
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Joseph Bradley
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
- United States Supreme Court cases and courts
- Supreme Court of the United States
- History of the Supreme Court
- United States federal courts
- Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter
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