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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf United States circuit court
federal trial court
appliedLaw United States Constitution NERFINISHED
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
heard federal appeals within its circuit
hasCourtType appellate court
trial court
heardCase Ex parte Merryman NERFINISHED
hearingLocation Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED
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
diversity jurisdiction cases
federal criminal cases
federal question jurisdiction
timePeriod early United States judiciary
usedLanguage English

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Ex parte Merryman court United States Circuit Court for the District of Maryland