YOUNG v. THE BANK OF ALEXANDRIA (1808)

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YOUNG v. THE BANK OF ALEXANDRIA
Term: 1807
Important Dates
Argued: March 4, 1808
Decided: March 12, 1808
Outcome
Reversed
Vote
6-0
Majority
Samuel ChaseWilliam CushingWilliam Johnson Jr.Henry Brockholst LivingstonJohn MarshallBushrod Washington

YOUNG v. THE BANK OF ALEXANDRIA is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on March 12, 1808. The case was argued before the court on March 4, 1808.

In a 6-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ruling of the lower court. The case originated from the Circuit Court of the District of Columbia.

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About the case

  • Subject matter: Federalism - federal pre-emption of state court jurisdiction
  • Petitioner: Debtor
  • Petitioner state: Unknown
  • Respondent type: Bank, savings and loan, credit union, investment company
  • Respondent state: Unknown
  • Citation: 8 U.S. 384
  • 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: 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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