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THE UNITED STATES v. GILES AND OTHERS (1815)

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THE UNITED STATES v. GILES AND OTHERS |
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Term: 1815 |
Important Dates |
Argued: February 23, 1815 |
Decided: March 7, 1815 |
Outcome |
Certification to or from a lower court |
Vote |
6-0 |
Majority |
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Bushrod Washington |
THE UNITED STATES v. GILES AND OTHERS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 7, 1815. The case was argued before the court on February 23, 1815.
The U.S. Supreme Court examined the lower court's certified question. The case originated from the New York U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of New York.
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.
About the case
- Subject matter: Economic Activity - Liability, governmental: tort or contract actions by or against government or governmental officials other than defense of criminal actions brought under a civil rights action.
- Petitioner: United States
- Petitioner state: Unknown
- Respondent type: Debtor
- Respondent state: Unknown
- Citation: 13 U.S. 212
- How the court took jurisdiction: Certification
- What type of decision was made: Opinion of the court (orally argued)
- Who was the chief justice: John Marshall
- Who wrote the majority opinion: Henry Brockholst Livingston
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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