Carfer v. Caldwell
Supreme Court of the United States
APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. The facts are stated in the opinion. Federal courts have no authority to discharge a person held for contempt by a committee of the legislature of a State, acting in pursuance of a law- of the State and a resolution passed by a branch of the legislature, on the ground that such law -and-resolution are repugnant to the constitution of the State.
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APPEAL FROM THE CIRCUIT COURT OF THE UNITED STATES FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA. The facts are stated in the opinion. Federal courts have no authority to discharge a person held for contempt by a committee of the legislature of a State, acting in pursuance of a law- of the State and a resolution passed by a branch of the legislature, on the ground that such law -and-resolution are repugnant to the constitution of the State. In re Burras, 136 U. S. 586, 591; Andrews v. Swartz, 156 U. S. 272; Storti v. Massachusetts, 183 U. S. 138. The committee was acting under a resolution duly…
1Opinion of the CourtChief Justice Fuller
delivered the- opinion of the court.
This is an appeal from a final order of - the Circuit Court in habeas corpus, discharging Charles T. Caldwell, a citizen of West Virginia, from. custody, taken on the ground that the Circuit Court was without jurisdiction as a court of the United States to issue the writ or discharge ’he petitioner, the question of jurisdiction being certified. The case was heard on the petition, the return, and the exhibits attached. ' It appeared therefrom, in brief, that at a regular biennial session of the legislature of West Virginia, the House of Delegates passed a…
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- In Re BurrusSupreme Court of the United States · 1890
- Dreyer v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1902
- Reetz v. MichiganSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
- Andrews v. SwartzSupreme Court of the United States · 1895
- Storti v. MassachusettsSupreme Court of the United States · 1901
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