Head Money Cases
| The Head Money Cases | |||||||
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| Argued November 19–20, 1884 Decided December 8, 1884 | |||||||
| Full case name | Edye and Another v. Robertson, Collector; Cunard Steamship Company v. Robertson; Same v. Same | ||||||
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5 S. Ct. 247; 28 L. Ed. 798; 1884 U.S. LEXIS 1909; 3 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 2473 | ||||||
| Prior history | On writs of error from the Circuit Courts of the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York | ||||||
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| The Court established the precedent that treaties, do not hold a privileged position above other acts of Congress, and other laws affecting "its enforcement, modification, or repeal" are legitimate. | |||||||
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| Majority | Miller, joined by unanimous | ||||||
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| U.S. Const. | |||||||
The Head Money Cases, 112 U.S. 580 (1884), were the subject of an important United States Supreme Court decision. They were decided on December 8, 1884.
The case established the precedent that treaties, which are described in the United States Constitution as "the supreme law of the land," nonetheless do not hold a privileged position above other acts of Congress, and other laws affecting "its enforcement, modification, or repeal" are legitimate.
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- ^ Text of the decision from Cornell University