UNITED STATES v. KINGSLEY (1891)

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UNITED STATES v. KINGSLEY
Term: 1890
Important Dates
Argued: January 16, 1891
Decided: January 26, 1891
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
9-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

UNITED STATES v. KINGSLEY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on January 26, 1891. The case was argued before the court on January 16, 1891.

In a 9-0 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 U.S. Court of Claims, Court of Federal Claims.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: veteran
  • Petitioner: United States
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 138 U.S. 87
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Appeal
  • What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
  • Who was the chief justice: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Billings Brown

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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