Ex Parte McCardle

Supreme Court of the United States · Decided 1869-04-12

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The CHIEF JUSTICE delivered the Opinion of the court. The first question necessarily is that of jurisdiction; for, if the act of March, 1868, takes away the jurisdiction defined by the act of February, 1867, it is useless, if not improper, to enter into any discussion of other questions. It is quite true, as was argued by the counsel…

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