Ex parte Curtis
1882 United States Supreme Court case / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Ex parte Curtis, 106 U.S. 371 (1882), is an 8–1 ruling by the United States Supreme Court that the Act of August 15, 1876 was a constitutional exercise of the enumerated powers of the United States Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
Quick Facts Ex parte Curtis, Argued October 24–25, 1882 Decided December 18, 1882 ...
Ex parte Curtis | |
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Argued October 24–25, 1882 Decided December 18, 1882 | |
Full case name | Ex parte Curtis |
Citations | 106 U.S. 371 (more) 1 S. Ct. 381; 27 L. Ed. 232; 16 Otto 371 |
Case history | |
Prior | From the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York |
Holding | |
The sixth section of the act of August 15, 1876, is not unconstitutional | |
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Case opinions | |
Majority | Waite, joined by Miller, Field, Harlan, Woods, Matthews, Gray, Blatchford |
Dissent | Bradley |
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The petitioner had been convicted of receiving money for political purposes in violation of the Act. The petitioner asked the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus.