Global InformationEx parte Curtis information
| Ex parte Curtis | |
|---|---|
 Supreme Court of the United States | |
| Argued October 24–25, 1882 Decided December 18, 1882 | |
| Full case name | Ex parte Curtis |
| Citations | 106 U.S. 371 (more) 1 S. Ct. 381; 27 L. Ed. 232; 16 Otto 371 |
| Case history | |
| Prior | From the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Holding | |
| The sixth section of the act of August 15, 1876, is not unconstitutional | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Waite, joined by Miller, Field, Harlan, Woods, Matthews, Gray, Blatchford |
| Dissent | Bradley |
Ex parte Curtis, 106 U.S. 371 (1882), is an 8–1 ruling by the United States Supreme Court that the Act of August 15, 1876 was a constitutional exercise of the enumerated powers of the United States Congress under Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution.
The petitioner had been convicted of receiving money for political purposes in violation of the Act. The petitioner asked the Supreme Court for a writ of habeas corpus.