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UNITED STATES v. LYNCH (1890)

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UNITED STATES v. LYNCH
Term: 1890
Important Dates
Argued: November 20, 1890
Decided: December 8, 1890
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordJoseph BradleyDavid Josiah BrewerStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar

UNITED STATES v. LYNCH is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on December 8, 1890. The case was argued before the court on November 20, 1890.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the District Of Columbia U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1890s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Fuller Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: Supreme Court jurisdiction or authority on appeal or writ of error, from federal district courts or courts of appeals (cf. 753)
  • Petitioner: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Department or Secretary of the Treasury
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 137 U.S. 280
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: Melville Weston Fuller

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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