Ex parte McCardle

Ex parte McCardle
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued March 2 – 4, 9, 1868
Decided April 12, 1869
Full case nameEx parte McCardle
Citations74 U.S. 506 (more)
7 Wall. 506; 19 L. Ed. 264; 1868 U.S. LEXIS 1028
Case history
PriorAppeal from the Circuit Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Holding
Congress has the authority to withdraw appellate jurisdiction from the Supreme Court at any time.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chase
Associate Justices
Samuel Nelson · Robert C. Grier
Nathan Clifford · Noah H. Swayne
Samuel F. Miller · David Davis
Stephen J. Field
Case opinion
MajorityChase, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
U.S. Const. art. III

Ex parte McCardle, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 506 (1869), was a United States Supreme Court decision in which the Court held that Congress has the authority to withdraw the Supreme Court's appellate jurisdiction to review decisions of lower courts at any time.[1] The entirety of the Court's appellate jurisdiction is determined by federal law.[2]

  1. ^ Ex parte McCardle, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 506 (1869).
  2. ^ Douglas, William O. (1971). "The Grand Design of the Constitution". Gonzaga L. Rev. 7: 239, 242.