Cook v. Hart

Cook v. Hart
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 21, 1892
Full case name	Cook v. Hart
Citations	146 U.S. 183 ( more )
Holding
The Extradition Clause allows a state to kidnap a fugitive residing in another state and forcibly return them to a state for a valid trial.
Court membership
Chief Justice Melville Fuller Associate Justices Stephen J. Field  · John M. Harlan Horace Gray  · Samuel Blatchford Lucius Q. C. Lamar II  · David J. Brewer Henry B. Brown  · George Shiras Jr.
Case opinion
Majority	Brown, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Extradition Clause

Cook v. Hart, 146 U.S. 183 (1892), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Extradition Clause allows a state to kidnap a fugitive residing in another state and forcibly return them to a state for a valid trial. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Cook v. Hart, 146 U.S. 183 (1892)
2. Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Extradition". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. pp. 179-180.

External links

• Text of Cook v. Hart, 146 U.S. 183 (1892) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia