EAST ST. LOUIS v. AMY (1887)

EAST ST. LOUIS v. AMY
Term: 1886
Important Dates
Decided: March 14, 1887
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
8-0
Majority
Samuel Blatchford • Joseph Bradley • Stephen Johnson Field • Horace Gray • John Marshall Harlan • Stanley Matthews • Samuel Freeman Miller • Morrison Waite

EAST ST. LOUIS v. AMY is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 14, 1887.

In an 8-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Illinois U.S. Circuit for (all) District(s) of Illinois.

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About the case[edit]

• Subject matter: Judicial Power - judicial administration: extraordinary relief (e.g., mandamus, injunction)
• Petitioner: City, town, township, village, or borough government or governmental unit
• Petitioner state: Illinois
• Respondent type: Stockholder, shareholder, or bondholder
• Respondent state: Unknown
• Citation: 120 U.S. 600
• 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: Morrison Waite
• Who wrote the majority opinion: Morrison Waite

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[edit]

• Supreme Court of the United States
• History of the Supreme Court
• United States federal courts
• Ballotpedia's Robe & Gavel newsletter

External links[edit]

• The Supreme Court Database

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