List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 100

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Supreme Court of the United States
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Location Washington, D.C.
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Judge term lengthlife tenure, subject to impeachment and removal
Number of positions9 (by statute)
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This is a list of cases reported in volume 100 of United States Reports , decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1879 and 1880. [1]

Contents

Justices of the Supreme Court at the time of 100 U.S.

The Supreme Court is established by Article III, Section 1 of the Constitution of the United States, which says: "The judicial Power of the United States, shall be vested in one supreme Court . . .". The size of the Court is not specified; the Constitution leaves it to Congress to set the number of justices. Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 Congress originally fixed the number of justices at six (one chief justice and five associate justices). [2] Since 1789 Congress has varied the size of the Court from six to seven, nine, ten, and back to nine justices (always including one chief justice).

When the cases in 100 U.S. were decided the Court comprised the following nine members:

PortraitJusticeOfficeHome StateSucceededDate confirmed by the Senate
(Vote)
Tenure on Supreme Court
Chief Justice Morrison Waite.jpg Morrison Waite Chief Justice Ohio Salmon P. Chase January 21, 1874
(63–0)
March 4, 1874

March 23, 1888
(Died)
NClifford.jpg Nathan Clifford Associate Justice Maine Benjamin Robbins Curtis January 12, 1858
(26–23)
January 21, 1858

July 25, 1881
(Died)
Noah Haynes Swayne, photo, head and shoulders, seated.jpg Noah Haynes Swayne Associate Justice Ohio John McLean January 24, 1862
(38–1)
January 27, 1862

January 24, 1881
(Retired)
Samuel Freeman Miller - Brady-Handy.jpg Samuel Freeman Miller Associate Justice Iowa Peter Vivian Daniel July 16, 1862
(Acclamation)
July 21, 1862

October 13, 1890
(Died)
Stephen Johnson Field, photo half length seated, 1875.jpg Stephen Johnson Field Associate Justice California newly-created seatMarch 10, 1863
(Acclamation)
May 10, 1863

December 1, 1897
(Retired)
William Strong judge - Brady-Handy.jpg William Strong Associate Justice Pennsylvania Robert Cooper Grier February 18, 1870
(No vote recorded)
March 14, 1870

December 14, 1880
(Retired)
Joseph Philo Bradley - Brady-Handy.jpg Joseph P. Bradley Associate Justice New Jersey newly-created seatMarch 21, 1870
(46–9)
March 23, 1870

January 22, 1892
(Died)
Ward Hunt - Brady-Handy.jpg Ward Hunt Associate Justice New York Samuel Nelson December 11, 1872
(Acclamation)
January 9, 1873

January 27, 1882
(Retired)
JudgeJMHarlan.jpg John Marshall Harlan Associate Justice Kentucky David Davis November 29, 1877
(Acclamation)
December 10, 1877

October 14, 1911
(Died)

Notable Cases in 100 U.S.

Passage of the 1866 Civil Rights Act, U.S. Capitol mural Flickr - USCapitol - Civil Rights Bill Passes, 1866.jpg
Passage of the 1866 Civil Rights Act, U.S. Capitol mural

Trade-Mark Cases

The Trade-Mark Cases , 100 U.S. 82 (1879), were three cases consolidated into a single appeal before the United States Supreme Court, which in 1879 ruled that the Copyright Clause of the Constitution gives Congress no power to protect or regulate trademarks. In response, Congress passed the Trade Mark Act of 1881, which was based on its Commerce Clause power and therefore passed constitutional review.

Strauder v. West Virginia

Strauder v. West Virginia , 100 U.S. 303 (1880), was the first instance in which the Supreme Court reversed a state court decision denying a defendant's motion to remove his criminal trial to federal court under Section 3 of the Civil Rights Act of 1866. [3] The Court's holding established the proposition that it is a denial to criminal defendants of the equal protection of the law for a state to exclude persons from service on a grand or petit jury on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.

Citation style

Under the Judiciary Act of 1789 the federal court structure at the time comprised District Courts, which had general trial jurisdiction; Circuit Courts, which had mixed trial and appellate (from the US District Courts) jurisdiction; and the United States Supreme Court, which had appellate jurisdiction over the federal District and Circuit courts—and for certain issues over state courts. The Supreme Court also had limited original jurisdiction (i.e., in which cases could be filed directly with the Supreme Court without first having been heard by a lower federal or state court). There were one or more federal District Courts and/or Circuit Courts in each state, territory, or other geographical region.

Bluebook citation style is used for case names, citations, and jurisdictions.

List of cases in 100 U.S.

Case NamePage and yearOpinion of the CourtConcurring opinion(s)Dissenting opinion(s)Lower courtDisposition
Ex parte French 1 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Cal. mandamus denied
Tintsman v. National Bank 6 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.W.D. Pa. dismissed
Garneau v. Dozier 7 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. Mo. dismissal denied
Soule v. United States 8 (1879) Cliffordnonenone C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
Ex parte Reed 13 (1879) Swaynenonenone original habeas corpus denied
New York Central Railroad Company v. Fraloff 24 (1879) HarlannoneField C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
United States v. Hirsch 33 (1879) Millernonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. certification
Union C.S.M. Company v. Taylor 37 (1879) Strongnonenone C.C.D. Nev. affirmed
National Bank v. Insurance Company 43 (1879) Waitenonenonenot indicatedcontinued
Tillson v. United States 43 (1879) Waitenonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Fairfield v. Gallatin County 47 (1879) Strongnonenone C.C.S.D. Ill. reversed
Cowell v. Colorado Springs Company 55 (1879) Fieldnonenone Supreme Ct. Terr. Colo. affirmed
American Emigrant Company v. Adams County 61 (1879) Bradleynonenone C.C.D. Iowa reversed
Holden v. Savings and Trust Company 72 (1879) Swaynenonenone Supreme Ct. D.C. affirmed
Arthur v. Herold 75 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
Kansas Pacific Railway Company v. Twombly 78 (1879) Waitenonenone Supreme Ct. Terr. Colo. affirmed
Trade-Mark Cases 82 (1879) Millernonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. and Ohio certification
Hurt v. Hollingsworth 100 (1879) Fieldnonenone C.C.E.D. Tex. reversed
Ricker v. Powell 104 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. affirmed
Glendale E.F. Company v. Smith 110 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Company v. Trook 112 (1879) Waitenonenone Supreme Ct. D.C. dismissed
Lansdale v. Daniels 113 (1879) Cliffordnonenone Cal. affirmed
United States v. Curtis 119 (1879) Millernonenone C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Hatch v. Standard Oil Company 124 (1879) Cliffordnonenone C.C.E.D. Mich. affirmed
City of Brownsville v. Cavazos 138 (1879) Fieldnonenone C.C.E.D. Tex. affirmed
Moore v. Simonds 145 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.D. La. affirmed
Ballard Paving Company v. Mulford 147 (1879) Waitenonenone Supreme Ct. D.C. dismissed
Clark v. Freedman's S. and T. Company 149 (1879) Harlannonenone Supreme Ct. D.C. affirmed
Hinckley v. Gilman, Clinton and Springfield Railroad Company 153 (1879) Millernonenone C.C.S.D. Ill. affirmed
Dow v. Johnson 158 (1880) FieldSwayne (part)Swayne (part), Clifford, Miller C.C.D. Me. reversed
National Savings Bank v. Ward 195 (1880) CliffordnoneWaite Supreme Ct. D.C. affirmed
Phillips v. Moore 208 (1879) Fieldnonenone C.C.E.D. Tex. affirmed
Hough v. Texas and Pacific Railway Company 213 (1880) Harlannonenone C.C.W.D. Tex. reversed
Craig v. Smith 226 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Kan. affirmed
United States v. Perryman 235 (1880) Waitenonenone Ct. Cl. reversed
Oates v. First National Bank 239 (1879) Harlannonenone C.C.M.D. Ala. affirmed
Trenouth v. City of San Francisco 251 (1880) Fieldnonenone Cal. affirmed
Tennessee v. Davis 257 (1880) StrongnoneClifford C.C.M.D. Tenn. certification
Strauder v. West Virginia 303 (1880) StrongnoneField W. Va. reversed
Virginia v. Rives 313 (1880) StrongFieldnone C.C.W.D. Va. mandamus granted
Ex parte Virginia 339 (1880) StrongnoneField C.C.W.D. Va. habeas corpus denied
Ex parte Siebold 371 (1880) Bradleynonenone C.C.D. Md. habeas corpus denied
Ex parte Clarke 399 (1880) BradleynoneField C.C.S.D. Ohio habeas corpus denied
Packet Company v. City of St. Louis 423 (1880) Harlannonenone C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
City of Vicksburg v. Tobin 430 (1880) Harlannonenone C.C.S.D. Miss. reversed
Guy v. City of Baltimore 434 (1880) HarlannoneWaiteCity Ct. Balt.reversed
Pierce v. Wade 444 (1880) Waitenonenone C.C.D. Kan. dismissed
Case v. Citizens' Bank 446 (1880) Cliffordnonenone C.C.D. La. affirmed
Removal Cases 457 (1879) WaiteStrong, Bradleynonemultiplereversed (all cases)
Hauenstein v. Lynham 483 (1880) Swaynenonenone Va. reversed
Kirtland v. Hotchkiss 491 (1879) Harlannonenone Conn. dismissed
Parish v. United States 500 (1880) Millernonenone Ct. Cl. reversed
United States v. Bowen 508 (1880) Millernonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Mount Pleasant v. Beckwith 514 (1880) CliffordnoneMiller C.C.E.D. Wis. affirmed
United States v. Murray 536 (1880) Waitenonenone Ct. Cl. reversed
People v. Weaver 539 (1880) Millernonenone N.Y. reversed
Williams v. Weaver 547 (1880) Millernonenone N.Y. affirmed
Newton v. Mahoning County 548 (1880) Swaynenonenone Ohio affirmed
Meeks v. Olpherts 564 (1880) Millernonenone C.C.D. Cal. affirmed
Montgomery v. Sawyer 571 (1880) Bradleynonenone C.C.D. La. reversed
Dickerson v. Colgrove 578 (1880) Swaynenonenone C.C.W.D. Mich. affirmed
Cass County v. Gillett 585 (1879) Bradleynonenone C.C.W.D. Mo. affirmed
Michigan Central Railroad Company v. Slack 595 (1880) Millernonenone C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Jones v. Blackwell 599 (1880) Harlannonenone C.C.D. La. reversed
Shaw v. Little Rock and Fort Smith Railroad Company 605 (1880) Waitenonenone C.C.E.D. Ark. affirmed
Insurance Company v. Gridley 614 (1880) Swaynenonenone C.C.E.D.N.Y. affirmed
Kidd v. Johnson 617 (1880) Fieldnonenone C.C.D. La. affirmed
Wills v. Russell 621 (1880) Cliffordnonenone C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
National Savings Bank v. Creswell 630 (1880) Millernonenone Supreme Ct. D.C. affirmed
Florida Central Railroad Company v. Schutte 644 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Fla. conditional dismissal
Kentucky Improvement Company v. Slack 648 (1880) CliffordnoneField C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Eastern Kentucky Railway Company v. Slack 659 (1880) Cliffordnonenone C.C.D. Mass. affirmed
Railroad Company v. Blair 661 (1879) Waitenonenone C.C.N.D. Ill. conditional dismissal
United States v. Lippitt 663 (1880) Harlannonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Burns v. Meyer 671 (1880) Bradleynonenone C.C.E.D. Mo. affirmed
Branch v. United States 673 (1880) Waitenonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
Nagle v. Rutledge 675 (1880) Waitenonenone Supreme Ct. Terr. Wyo. dismissed
Howe Machine Company v. Gage 676 (1880) Swaynenonenone Tenn. affirmed
Embry v. United States 680 (1880) Waitenonenone Ct. Cl. affirmed
First National Bank v. Burkhardt 686 (1880) Swaynenonenone C.C.S.D. Ohio affirmed
Manning v. John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance Company 693 (1880) Strongnonenone C.C.S.D.N.Y. affirmed
First National Bank v. Graham 699 (1880) Swaynenonenone Pa. affirmed
Cox v. National Bank 704 (1880) Cliffordnonenone C.C.D. Ky. affirmed

Notes and references

    1. Anne Ashmore, DATES OF SUPREME COURT DECISIONS AND ARGUMENTS, Library, Supreme Court of the United States, 26 December 2018.
    2. "Supreme Court Research Guide". Georgetown Law Library. Retrieved April 7, 2021.
    3. Klarman, Michael J. (2000). "The Racial Origins of Modern Criminal Procedure". Michigan Law Review . 99 (1): 48–97. JSTOR   1290325.