United States Circuit Court for the District of Maryland
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The United States Circuit Court for the District of Maryland was a federal appellate and trial court in the early U.S. judiciary, historically notable for Chief Justice Roger B. Taney’s 1861 decision in Ex parte Merryman challenging President Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States circuit court
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federal trial court ⓘ |
| appliedLaw |
United States Constitution
NERFINISHED
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federal law of the United States ⓘ |
| associatedWithPerson | Roger B. Taney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| branchOfGovernment | judicial branch of the United States government ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| function |
conducted federal trials within its district
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heard federal appeals within its circuit ⓘ |
| hasCourtType |
appellate court
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trial court ⓘ |
| heardCase | Ex parte Merryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hearingLocation |
Baltimore, Maryland
NERFINISHED
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other venues within the District of Maryland ⓘ |
| higherCourtFor | United States District Court cases arising in Maryland ⓘ |
| historicallyNotableFor | Ex parte Merryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalStatus | defunct federal court ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | District of Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Maryland ⓘ |
| notableDecision | Ex parte Merryman decision challenging presidential suspension of habeas corpus ⓘ |
| notableFor | challenging President Abraham Lincoln’s suspension of habeas corpus in 1861 ⓘ |
| partOf | federal judiciary of the United States ⓘ |
| presidingJudge | Roger B. Taney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presidingJudgeIn | Ex parte Merryman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
admiralty and maritime cases
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diversity jurisdiction cases ⓘ federal criminal cases ⓘ federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| timePeriod | early United States judiciary ⓘ |
| usedLanguage | English ⓘ |
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