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THE UNITED STATES v. LANCASTER (1820)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
THE UNITED STATES v. LANCASTER
Term: 1820
Important Dates
Argued: March 10, 1820
Decided: March 16, 1820
Outcome
Affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part
Vote
7-0
Majority
Gabriel Duvall • William Johnson Jr. • Henry Brockholst Livingston • John Marshall • Joseph Story • Thomas Todd • Bushrod Washington

THE UNITED STATES v. LANCASTER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 16, 1820. The case was argued before the court on March 10, 1820.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed and reversed (or vacated) in part the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Pennsylvania U.S. District Court.

For a full list of cases decided in the 1820s, click here. For a full list of cases decided by the Marshall Court, click here.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - Due process: impartial decision maker
  • Petitioner: Unidentifiable
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Unidentifiable
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 18 U.S. 434
  • 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: 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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Footnotes

  1. ↑ Harold J. Spaeth, Lee Epstein, et al., "2023 Supreme Court Database, Version 2023 Release 1 and SCDB Legacy 07," accessed March 21, 2024
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