The Slaughterhouse Cases were decided under the Chase Court of 1873. Headed by Chief Justice Salmon P. Chase, the remaining eight associate justices (in order of seniority) were:
- Nathan Clifford
- Noah Swayne
- Samuel F. Miller
- David Davis
- Stephen J. Field
- William Strong
- Joseph P. Bradley
- Ward Hunt
With a vote of 5-4, the Court answered 'no' to the question, 'did the Louisiana monopoly of slaughtering businesses violate the 13th and 14th Amendments?' The majority opinion was written by Justice Miller. Justice Field's dissent was joined by Chief Justice Chase and Justices Swayne and Bradley.
The eight Associate Justices and Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court are in the Judicial Branch.
There are eight Associate Justices, in addition to the Chief Justice, on the US Supreme Court.
No. There is one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
Eight.28 USC § 1, enacted by Congress, states: "The Supreme Court of the United States shall consist of a Chief Justice of the United States and eight associate justices, any six of whom shall constitute a quorum."
Nine Justices make up the current Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.
There are nine justices on the US Supreme Court: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices. Most cases reach the Court under its appellate jurisdiction. The only cases the Supreme Court hears under original (trial) jurisdiction are disputes between the states.
There are eight Associate Justices and one Chief Justice
There are only eight associate justices on the US Supreme Court. The Court comprises a total of nine members: one Chief Justice, and eight Associate Justices. This number has remained fixed since established in the Judiciary Act of 1869.Although Congress has changed the size of the Court at various times throughout history, the greatest number of justices seated was ten.
No, but the number has varied over the years, because the Constitution does not say there has to be 9 members. The Supreme Court began with 6, then went to 5, then to 7, then to 9, then to 10, back to 7 agains and then to 9 again in 1896 and it has stayed at 9 ever since.
Nine. The Supreme Court of the United States has nine justices: one Chief Justice and eight Associate Justices.There are 9 justices. 8 associate justices and 1 chief justice.
The eight remaining judges on the United States Supreme Court are called Associate Justices.
The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court has one vote, just like all the other Associate Justices. However, there are some