Ableman v. Booth
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| Ableman v. Booth United States v. Booth |
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| Decided March 7, 1859 |
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| A state court cannot grant a writ of habeas corpus to a prisoner arrested under the authority of the United States and in federal custody. | ||
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| Chief Justice: Roger B. Taney Associate Justices: John McLean, James Moore Wayne, John Catron, Peter Vivian Daniel, Samuel Nelson, Robert Cooper Grier, John Archibald Campbell, Nathan Clifford |
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| Majority by: Taney |
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.
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[edit] Further reading
- Campbell, Stanley (1970). The Slave Catchers: Enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, 1850-1860. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press.
- Taylor, Michael J. C. (2003). "‘A More Perfect Union’: Ableman v. Booth and the Culmination of Federal Sovereignty". Journal of Supreme Court History 28 (2): 101–115. doi:.
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