YORK v. TEXAS (1890)

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Seal of the Supreme Court of the United States
YORK v. TEXAS
Term: 1890
Important Dates
Decided: November 3, 1890
Outcome
Affirmed (includes modified)
Vote
6-2
Majority
Samuel BlatchfordDavid Josiah BrewerStephen Johnson FieldMelville Weston FullerJohn Marshall HarlanLucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar
Dissenting
Joseph BradleyHorace Gray

YORK v. TEXAS is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on November 3, 1890.

In a 6-2 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Texas State Trial Court.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Due Process - due process: hearing or notice (other than as pertains to government employees or prisoners' rights)
  • Petitioner: Nonresident
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: State
  • Respondent state: Texas
  • Citation: 137 U.S. 15
  • 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: Melville Weston Fuller
  • Who wrote the majority opinion: David Josiah Brewer

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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