In re TYLER, PETITIONER (1893)

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in re TYLER, PETITIONER
Term: 1892
Important Dates
Argued: April 4, 1893
Decided: April 24, 1893
Outcome
Petition denied or appeal dismissed
Vote
7-0
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerHenry Billings BrownMelville Weston FullerHorace GrayHowell Edmunds JacksonGeorge Shiras

in re TYLER, PETITIONER is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 24, 1893. The case was argued before the court on April 4, 1893.

In a 7-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court dismissed the case. The case originated from the South Carolina U.S. Circuit for the District of South Carolina.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Criminal Procedure - Contempt of court or congress
  • Petitioner: Governmental official, or an official of an agency established under an interstate compact
  • Petitioner state: South Carolina
  • Respondent type: United States
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 149 U.S. 164
  • How the court took jurisdiction: Writ of habeas corpus
  • 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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