- Ableman v. Booth
Infobox SCOTUS case
Litigants = Ableman v. Booth
Litigants2 = United States v. Booth
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DecideDate = March 7
DecideYear = 1859
FullName = Stephen V. Ableman, plaintiff in error
v.
Sherman M. Booth;
and
United States, plaintiff in error
v.
Sherman M. Booth
USVol = 62
USPage = 506
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Holding = A state court cannot grant awrit of habeas corpus to a prisoner arrested under the authority of the United States and in federal custody.
SCOTUS = 1858-1860
Majority = Taney
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LawsApplied ="Ableman v. Booth", 62 U.S. 506 (1859), is a case in which the
Supreme Court of the United States held that state courts cannot issue rulings that contradict the decisions of federal courts.For example, it is illegal for state officials to interfere with the work of
U.S. Marshals acting under federal laws.The Ableman decision emphasized the American dual form of government and the independence of state and federal courts from one another.
ee also
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List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 62
*"Dred Scott v. Sandford ", ussc|60|393|1856Further reading
*cite book |title=The Slave Catchers: Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850-1860 |last=Campbell |first=Stanley |authorlink= |coauthors= |year=1970 |publisher=University of North Carolina Press |location=Chapel Hill |isbn= |pages=
* cite journal | last = Taylor | first = Michael J. C. | authorlink = | coauthors = | year = 2003 | month = | title = ‘A More Perfect Union’: "Ableman v. Booth" and the Culmination of Federal Sovereignty | journal = Journal of Supreme Court History | volume = 28 | issue = 2 | pages = 101–115 | doi = 10.1111/1540-5818.00058 | url = | accessdate = | quote =External links
* [http://supreme.justia.com/us/62/506/case.html Full text opinion from Justia.com]
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