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· 3/18/1806

Ma. In. Co. of Alexandria v. J. and Jh Tucker

Citations

  • 7 U.S. 357
  • 2 L. Ed. 466
  • 3 Cranch 357
  • 1806 U.S. LEXIS 343

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “[F]ederal jurisdiction exists only when a federal question is 8 presented on the face of the plaintiff’s properly pleaded complaint.” (citing Gully v. First 9 Nat’l Bank, 299 U.S. 109, 112-13 (1936)
  • pretrial detention without probable cause violates the Fourth Amendment

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Judges: Marshall, Johnson, Washington, Paterson, Cushing

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