 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - 1812 - 408 sider
...mistaken its proper course. Wherever the only ground of jurisdiction is a question upon the construction of the constitution, or of a law, or treaty of the United States, the only remedy is by writ of error from this court to the highUS est state tribunal having cognisance... | |
 | 1881 - 572 sider
.../lubrtM cor/iiiti from the courts and judges of the L'nited Slates was extended to jiersons in castody, in violation of the Constitution, or of a law or treaty of the United States. II. S., § 753. The law of the United States was. and is, tbut the relator should be tried by the courts... | |
 | 1881 - 572 sider
...habeax corpus from the courts and judges of the United States was extended to persons in custody, iu violation of the Constitution, or of a law or treaty of the United States. RS, § 753. The law of the United States was, and is, that the relntor should be tried by the courts... | |
 | 1890 - 542 sider
...prisoner in jail, * * * unless he is in custody for an act done or committed in pursuance of a law of the United States, or of an order, process or decree of a court thereof; or In custody in violation of the Constitution, or of n law or treaty of the United States,"... | |
 | 1875 - 462 sider
...after the words already qnoted, " or is in custody for an act done or omitted in pursuance of a law of the United States, or of an order, process or decree of a court or jndge thereof." " And, in more recent times," says Jndge B., "it has been extended to all persons in... | |
 | United States - 1875 - 388 sider
...the Constitution, or of any law or treaty of the United States. a. In the case of any prisoner who, being a subject or citizen of a foreign state, and domiciled therein, is committed or confiued, or in custody by or under the authority or law of the United States, or of any... | |
 | Rollin Carlos Hurd - 1876 - 720 sider
...under or by color of the authority of the United States, or is committed for trial before some court thereof ; or is in custody in violation of the Constitution...citizen of a foreign state, and domiciled therein, or in custody for an act done or omitted under any alleged right, title, authority, privilege, protection... | |
 | 1876 - 816 sider
...prisoner in jail, unless whero he is in custody * * * for an act done or omitted, in pursuance of a law of the United States, or of an order, process or decree of a court or judge thereof." Although the words used are those of exclusion, there is no doubt of the power of this court to issue... | |
 | United States. Circuit Court (4th Circuit) - 1877 - 684 sider
...to give jurisdiction to the Federal courts. To give such jurisdiction the party must allege that he is in custody in violation of the Constitution or of a law of the United States. These petitioners do allege, in substance, that they were a Board of State Canvassers,... | |
 | 1878 - 560 sider
...writ shall extend to no person in jail, with a series of exceptions, one of which is that the party "is in custody in violation of the Constitution or of a law or a treaty of the United States." This provision would seem to cover the case of a person extradited... | |
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In jail, unless where he is In custody under or by color of the authority of the United States, or is committed for trial before some court thereof; or is In custody for an act done or omitted in pursuance of a law of the United States... 
