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Today in Supreme Court History: October 26

  • Writer: captcrisis
    captcrisis
  • Oct 26, 2024
  • 1 min read

United States v. Kurtz, 164 U.S. 49 (decided October 26, 1896): this mundane case concerns how a clerk’s fee is to be calculated -- by transaction? by entire case? does entering jury information count? incredibly, there was already a body of case law on this question, some of it by the Court


Arciniega v. Freeman, 404 U.S. 4 (decided October 26, 1971): chatting with co-workers who happened to have criminal records was not a violation of parole


American Ry. Express Co. v. Daniel, 269 U.S. 40 (decided October 26, 1925): shipper bound by stipulation setting lower rate even though Interstate Commerce Commission’s higher rate (because the goods were above a certain value) should have applied

 
 
 

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