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WISE v. WITHERS (1806)

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WISE v. WITHERS
Term: 1806
Important Dates
Argued: February 17, 1806
Decided: February 19, 1806
Outcome
Reversed and remanded
Vote
5-0
Majority
William CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.John MarshallWilliam PatersonBushrod Washington

WISE v. WITHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on February 19, 1806. The case was argued before the court on February 17, 1806.

In a 5-0 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 Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Civil Rights - military: draftee, or person subject to induction
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: United States
  • Respondent type: Military personnel, or dependent of, including reservist
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 7 U.S. 331
  • 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: John Marshall

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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