United States v. Simms | |
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Argued February 17, 1803 Decided February 23, 1803 | |
Full case name | United States v. Jesse Simms |
Citations | 5 U.S. 252 (more) |
Case history | |
Prior | Writ of Error to the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia |
Subsequent | Affirmed |
Holding | |
Private rights of action under Virginia law persist in the District of Columbia | |
Court membership | |
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Case opinion | |
Majority | Marshall, joined by unanimous |
Laws applied | |
District of Columbia Organic Act of 1801 The Act of the Assembly of Virginia of 19 January 1798 regarding gambling |
United States v. Simms, 5 U.S. (1 Cranch) 252 (1803), was a United States Supreme Court case. It was one of a series of cases dealing with the applicability of previous laws in the newly created District of Columbia.