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Habeas petitions described a broad range of carceral, institutional, and interpersonal confinement over the long nineteenth century, including those used to demand due process, resist enslavement, challenge child removal and reservation confinement, avoid deportation, present child custody claims and protest child marriage, and to challenge institutionalization and detention in private and state institutions. As a legal mechanism borrowed from British common law and guaranteed as a civil right in US federal and state constitutions, habeas provides a lens on a diverse community of legal actors.
Our encoding practice allows us to identify petitions in these three categories and to indicate where those categories overlap. In addition to these three general categories, our team has identified the specific carceral charge being challenged as well as the particular forms of institutional and interpersonal confinements being questioned.
You may also browse or search petitions by location and/or jurisdiction to learn more about the myriad complaints petitioners brought before judges in Arizona, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oregon, and Washington between 1812 and 1924. Each case entry includes a full citation, a summary, links to people with a role in the case, a list of other people named, and any sites of significance. Visitors wanting access to full case files can contact the cited repository for information about obtaining copies. Those without institutional affiliations may request image scans from Dr. Jagodinsky directly. The Glossary defines the attributes used to structure data from the habeas petitions. The Code Book explains the relational structure of the data and functionality of the database website.
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Points of Law Cited
- Immigration Act of February 5, 1917 2
- No Label 1
- 10 Stat. at Large, 277-8 1
- 104 Pac. 296 1
- 12 R. C. L., p. 1214-5 1
- 14. Stat. at Large, 667 1
- 188 U.S. 432 1
- 21 Ann Cas. 465 1
- 22 Stat. at Large, 342 1
- 24 Stat. 388 1
- 25 L. R. A. (N.S.) 172 1
- 29 Stat. 506 1
- 642 of Lord’s Oregon Laws 1
- Act of Congress, 22 Stats. 342 1
- Act of Congress, August 7, 1882 1
- Act of Congress, May 27, 1902 1
- Act of Jan 15, 1897 1
- Act of March 3, 1885 1
- Allen v. Louisiana, 102 U.S. 80 1
- Amended Section 4407 in Lord’s Oregon Laws 1
- Ann. Cas. 1914 A., pp. 740, 758 1
- Article 5 and 14 of the Amendments to the Constitution of the United States; Section 766 of the Revised Statutes; In Re Jugiro 140 United States 295; In Re M. Kane 61 Fed. 205; Section 766 of the Revised Statutes; 1
- Baldin v. Franks, 120 U.S. 678 1
- Beck v. Flournoy Life Stock Co., 65 Fed. 30 1
- Brown Judgments (2nd Ed Secs 97 to 110) 1
- Coffee v. Black, 82 Va. 567 1
- Corrie v. Corrie, 42 Mich. 509, 4 N. W. 213 1
- Deportation Law of February 20, 1907; 1
- Draper v. United States, 164 U.S. 244 1
- Enabling Act of 1889 1
- Ex parge Milligan, 4 Wall 131 1
- Ex part Bigelow, 193 U.S. 328, Ex parte Lange, 18 Wall 163, In re Neilson, 131 U.S. 176, In re Snow, 120 U.S. 294, Article V. Constitution 1
- Ex parte Barnes, 54 Or. 548 1
- Ex parte Bernert 7 Pac. Coast Law J. 460 1
- Ex parte Bulger 60 Calif 438 1
- Ex parte Cox 32 Pac 197 (Idaho) 1
- Ex parte Dickson 133 Pac 393-6 (Nev) 1
- Ex parte Foster, 69 Ore. 319 (Pac 849-50) 1
- Ex parte Jack Wessens, 89 Ore. 587 1
- Ex parte Kearney 55 Calif. 212 1
- Ex parte Langes 18 Wall. 163 (21 L. Ed 879) 1
- Ex parte Mack, 88 Ore. 174 1
- Ex parte Page 49 Mo. 291-2 1
- Ex parte Reed, 100 U.S. 13 1
- Ex parte Shaw, 7 Ohio State Rep. 81 1
- Ex parte Smith 2 Nev. 338 1
- Ex parte Stacey 45 Or 85 (75 Pac 1060) 1
- Ex parte Tice 32 Or 179 (49 Pac 1038) 1
- Ex parte Tyler 149 U.S. 164 (37 L Ed 689) 1
- Ex parte Webb, 24 Nev. 242 (16 Am Rep. 1), CSI Pac 1027 1
- Ex parte Webb 24 Nev. 242, 51 Pac. 1027 1
- Ex parte Wilson, 114 U.S. 417 1
- Ex parte Yarbough 110 U.S. 651 1
- Forma Pauperis Act of June 25, 1910 (36 Stat. 866) Section 150 of the Federal Penal Code 1
- Hanges v. Whitfield, 209 Fed. 675 1
- Harrington vs. Jones 99 Pac. 955 (Or) 1
- Hoxwie v. Potter, 16 R. I. 374, 17 Atl. 129 1
- Hummel v. Parriah, (Utah) 134 Pac. 898 1
- Immigration Act of 1907 1
- Immigration Act of 1917 (also known as the "Literacy Act" or the "Asiatic Barred Zone Act") 1
- In re Chin You Gen 1
- In re Frederich 149 U.S. 70 (37 L Ed 653) 1
- In Re Heff 1
- In re Heff, 197 U.S. 488 (1905) 1
- In re Lane 135 U.S. 443 (34 L. Ed 219) 1
- In re Newton 16 C.B. 97 1
- In re Swan 150 U.S. 637 (37 L Ed 1207) 1
- James v. Bowman, 190 U.S. 127 1
- Long v. Minto, 81 Ore. 281 1
- Low Wah Suey v. Backus, 225 U.S. 460, 56 L. ed. 1165 1
- Mann Act 1
- No. 3509 Criminal, United States of America, Plaintiff, vs. Elmer R. MacNalley and Charles M. Byers, Defendants 1
- Ohio v. Thomas, 173 U.S. 276 1
- Ordinance 4462 of the City of Omaha, Sections 1, 3, & 11 1
- People vs. Liscomb 60 N.Y. 559 (19 Am Rep 221) 1
- People vs. McLeod 3 Hill (NY) 659-61-6 1
- People vs. Walter 15 Abb N.C. 461 1
- Petitioner and Defense briefs both mention many cases. Mainly Act of Congress of February 20, 1907 as amended by March 26, 1910 1
- Re Pryse, L. R. A., 41 (N.S.) p. 590 1
- Regulations of the Indian Office 1
- Roux v. Commissioner, 203 Fed. 413, 416 1
- Rule 22 of the Department of Commerce and Labor, Clause B of Sub-division 4 1
- Sec. 4289§b and Sec. 4289§jj of the Compiled Statutes of Washington Act of September 22nd 1922, 4358b Comp. Stat., Sup. 1923 Stat. at Large, 1022 165 Fed. 980-983 Ex Part Suzanna, 295 Fed. 713 Ex Parte Moola Singh, et al., 207 Fed. 780 Ex Parte Horn, 292 Fed. 455 Chin Hoy vs. U. S. 293 Fed. 750 Due Process Law Clause of the 5th Amendment U. S. vs. Todd, 285 Fed. 523 1
- Sec. 6 & 7 of Ordinance NO. 710 of City of Seattle, approved Feb. 6 1886 Yick Wo v. Hopkins, 118 US, 356; Case of Re Wo Lee 26 Federal Reporter 471, Circuit Court of California Jan 26 1886; Stockton laundry case, Tie Lot, 26 Fed Reporter 611 to 616; Sam Kee reported 31st Fed Reporter 680 to 681; Hong Wah 82 Fed Reporter 623, Northern Dist. of California on Sept 7 1897; Grice Federal Reporter 627, 633, Circuit Court of Northern Texas; Minneapolis Brewing Co. vs. McGilloway 104 Fed Reporter 258; Gundling v. City of Chicago rep 177, 725 1
- Section 15229 Compiled Laws of Mich. 1915 1
- Section 1964 of Lord’s Oregon Laws 1
- Section 21 of Title II of the National Prohibition Act, 41 Statutes at large, 314 1
- Section 3 of the Act of Congress of March 26th, 1910, An Act to Amend An Act, entitled, An Act to Regulate the Immigration of Aliens into the United States 1
- Section 347 of the Criminal Code of the Dominion of Canada 1
- Section 641 of Lord’s Oregon Laws 1
- Section 661 of Lord’s Oregon Laws 1
- Smiley v. Kansas, 196 U.S. 447 1
- State v. Columbia George 1
- Statue 26 at large of United States Statutes, Section 25 of the Chinese Exclusion Act of February 1907, Section 14 of Chinese Exclusion Act 1888 1
- Territory of Washington Statutes Sect. 617 Territory of Washington Statutes Sect. 628 1
- The Dawes Act (1887) 1
- Trade-Mark Cases, 100 U.S. 82 1
- Treaty of Commerce and Navigation between the United States and Italy, Rules XXXVI and XXVII of the Selective Service Regulation 1
- Treaty relations between the US and China; Chinese Exclusion Act; U.S. v. Williams, 190 Fed. 898; Ex Parte Mac Fock, 207 Fed. 696; Ah How v. United States, 193 U.S. 63; United States v. Lew Poy Dow (D.C.) 199 Fed. 786; Ex-parte Lam Pui, 217 Federal, page 462; Chin Yow v. United States; United States v. Redfern (D.C); United States v. Quan Wah (D.C.); United States v. Williams; People v. Van Zile; Boyd v. Glucklich; Leung Jun v. United States; United States v. Gin Fung; Lee Lung v. Patterson 1
- Treaty with the Chippewa, February 22, 1855 1
People
- Cushman, Edward E. 9
- Neterer, Jeremiah 8
- Crosby, Frank L. (Clerk) 7
- White, Henry M. 5
- Boyle, John M. (U.S. Marshal) 4
- De Bruler, Ellis 4
- Hanford, Cornelius Holgate 4
- Allen, Clay 3
- Bingham, George G. 3
- Bower, O. D. (deputy sheriff) 3
- Needham, W. I. (sheriff) 3
- Revelle, Thomas P. 3
- Weedin, Luther 3
- Boyer, U. G. (clerk) 2
- Brockway, Earl B. 2
- Cable, Benjamin S. 2
- Clarkson, Joseph B. 2
- Donworth, George H. 2
- Estelle, Lee S. 2
- Faulkner, Judson F. 2
- Fishburne, George P. 2
- Foster, W. A. (Deputy) 2
- Fyre, Jesse A. (Frye) 2
- Galloway, William 2
- Gordon, M. J. 2
- Halligan, O. P. 2
- Hamilton, Alexander 2
- Harshberger, F. M. (Clerk) 2
- Lakin, Edward M. (Deputy Clerk) 2
- Moodie, Albert 2
- Saunders, Robert C. 2
- Scott, Cunningham R. 2
- Smith, Robert (clerk) 2
- Todd, Elmer E. 2
- White, Edward D. (Edward Douglas) 2
- Wilson, W. B. (Secretary of Labor) 2
- No Label 1
- No Label 1
- Breivete, J.M (Deputy Clerk) 1
- Cuddihee, Edward (Sheriff) 1
- Gillett, J.N. (Nora's attorney during divorce proceedings) 1
- Greenwood, J.C. (Deputy Sheriff) 1
- Haines, J.C. (Initial attorney for gambling charges). 1
- Humes, T.J. (Initial Case Judge) 1
- Kimball, Geo. H. (Deputy Clerk during the divorce proceedings); Brown, T.M. (Sheriff during the divorce proceedings) 1
- McGee, H. J. (Deputy) 1
- No Label 1
- Weidt, Julia (matron of Creche, IO) 1
- (Beacon, Charles W. (Signed Certificate) 1
- Adams, H. B. (deputy district attorney) 1
- Adolph, Thomas (witness) 1
- Ahrendersen, C. P. (Witness) 1
- Albert, Frank (deputy US marshal) 1
- Albert, L. J. (constable, witness) 1
- Allen, Bertha Louise (deputy) 1
- Allen, Roderic D. (clerk) 1
- Altschuler, Alex 1
- Anderson, Bertha (witness/victim) 1
- Anderson, Cecil 1
- Anderson, D. L. 1
- Anderson, H. R. (Deputy) 1
- Anderson, Hannah 1
- Anderson, Ina 1
- Anderson, Kenneth (younger brother of bound party) 1
- Anderson, Nancy 1
- Anderson, Per A. 1
- Anderson, William 1
- Andrews, William H. (Clerk) 1
- Ark, Wong (Affiant for petitioner) 1
- Armstrong, Maggie (witness) 1
- Audens, T. J. 1
- Augustus, Johnny (delivered horses to Kelly) 1
- Austin, C. G. 1
- Aynes, A. Reeves (clerk) 1
- Ayres, A. Reeves (Clerk) 1
- Ayres, Reeves A. (Clerk) 1
- Ayures, A. Reeves (Deputy Clerk) 1
- Baker, William E. 1
- Baldrige, Howard H. 1
- Ball, George (witness), Muralt, Fred (owner of possessions) 1
- Bamford, H. V. (deputy clerk) 1
- Banner, Homer D. (federal prohibition agent) 1
- Barbour, J.H. (Immigration Inspector) 1
- Barin, L.T. (U.S. Marshall) 1
- Barke, William (plaintiff witness) 1
- Baron, Helen (Female minor in State v. Plastino) 1
- Barrett, W. H. 1
- Barry, James (Witness) 1
- Bartholomew, Walter (Affiant for petitioner) 1
- Bartlett, E. M. 1
- Baseline, Herman (Wholesale Cigar Dealer, Witness for Petitioner) 1
- Bassinni, Angelo (Affidavit Witness) 1
- Bean, Robert S. 1
- Bean, R.S. (District Judge of In re Chin You Gen) 1
- Bean, R.S. (Judge in In re Chin You Gen) 1
- Beckwith, J. A. (court reporter) 1
- Beeler, Adam 1
- Bergen, Andrew (witness in naturalization case) 1
- Bernstein, Jack (Anderson's employer); 1
- Berry, E. B. (U. S. Marshal) 1
45 results
Download JSON Download CSVDavid McFoy, a person of color v. William Brown
- Earliest record date: June 26, 1843
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: wrongful enslavement
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
Thornton Kinney (of color) vs John F. Hatcher and Charles C. Bridges
- Earliest record date: October 7, 1851
- Petition type(s): Carceral: fugitive slavery
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Dismissed
James Riley v. Egbert H. Tucker
- Earliest record date: April 18, 1861
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault with intent to kill | Carceral: assault and battery | Carceral: malicious mayhem
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of J. J. Blevins for writ a [sic] Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 29, 1866
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Charles Gahres and Martha J. Gahres v. Isabella Sutton and W. H. Barrett
- Earliest record date: August 1, 1868
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of William H. Martin for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 1, 1889
- Petition type(s): Carceral: grand larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Charles H. Gaydou for a writ of Habeas Corpus for Charles Gaydou
- Earliest record date: November 21, 1890
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached | released from custody
In the matter of the application of Eugene W. Way for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 2, 1892
- Petition type(s): Carceral: gambling
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released on bail
In the Matter of the Application of Moy Wah for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 22, 1892
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Application of Maggie Jones for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 12, 1894
- Petition type(s): Institutional: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Application of John Leonard for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 29, 1896
- Petition type(s): Carceral: first degree murder
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of Application of W.E. Baker - Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: November 5, 1897
- Petition type(s): Carceral: embezzlement
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the Application of Henry Combs for a writ of Habeas Corpus for Thomas Combs and Charles Ross
- Earliest record date: April 9, 1901
- Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawfully collecting and removing garbage, ashes, filth, and other refuse matter without a contract
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Lee Fong for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 14, 1902
- Petition type(s): Carceral: refusal or inability to pay fine | Carceral: violation of city ordinance
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Lewis Potts and Melissa Potts for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 20, 1903
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: New custody arrangement reached
In the matter of the application of George Taylor for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 22, 1903
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the Application of Nora Hanna for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 8, 1904
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Columbia George for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: February 24, 1906
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of William Walker for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 5, 1906
- Petition type(s): Carceral: assault | Carceral: drunk and disorderly
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Petition of Charles Houghton for Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 11, 1903
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application of James B. Palmer for a writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: October 2, 1907
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the Application of Mori Tsuchine For Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 29, 1906
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration | Carceral: prostitution
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Louis Katz for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: February 29, 1912
- Petition type(s): Carceral: prostitution | Carceral: deportation
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Marie Miller
- Earliest record date: January 7, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: prostitution | Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Deported
In Re Mac Fock v. State of Washington
- Earliest record date: July 23, 1908
- Petition type(s): Carceral: deportation
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the matter of the application for a Writ of Habeas Corpus for Gwoo Shee Ah Look
- Earliest record date: November 4, 1913
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration | Carceral: prostitution
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Chin Quock Wah for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 14, 1914
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Application of Lewis Johnson, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: June 4, 1914
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Unknown
- Fate of bound party: Deported
In the matter of George Leib on Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: March 10, 1860
- Petition type(s): Carceral: wrongful imprisonment | Carceral: forgery
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
Petition of A. B. Kelly for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: April 11, 1916
- Petition type(s): Carceral: larceny
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the matter of the application of Sam Plastino for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: April 25, 1911
- Petition type(s): carceral: Violation of White Slave Traffic Act | Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Ina Anderson, Plaintiff, vs. William Anderson and Nancy Anderson his wife and D. L. Anderson, Defendants, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: December 16, 1916
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody | Interpersonal: kidnapping
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In re application of John F. Kinney for writ of Habeas Corpus for John F. Kinney Jr. Catherine Kinney and Margaret Kinney
- Earliest record date: January 2, 1917
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
The state of Nebraska, on relation of Anna C. Sieck, Relator, vs. Lawrence B. Pillsbury, as Superintendent of the State Hospital for Insane, at Lincoln, Nebraska, and Robert Smith, as Clerk of the District Court and Ex-Office Clerk of the Commissioners of Insanity of Douglas County, Nebraska, Respondents
- Earliest record date: April 16, 1918
- Petition type(s): Institutional: insanity
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the matter of the application of Joe Lacorte for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: May 18, 1899
- Petition type(s): Institutional: seeking exemption from draft
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
In the Matter of the Application of Josephine Shelton formerly Josephine Matlock For a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 14, 1919
- Petition type(s): Interpersonal: child custody
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody | new custody arrangement reached
In the matter of Thomas Sullivan on writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: September 13, 1919
- Petition type(s): Carceral | Carceral: statutory rape
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Application of Gin Kato for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 26, 1920
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration | Carceral: prostitution
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Deported
In the Matter of the Application of Nettie Patterson for and on behalf of W. Burlingame, for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: September 8, 1919
- Petition type(s): Carceral: knowingly uttering and publishing a forged customer's draft
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
In the Matter of the Application of Tsunetaro Machida, for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: July 28, 1921
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody | deported | exhibits withdrawn
In Re Russell A. Lutes' Petition for writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 1, 1922
- Petition type(s): Carceral: threatening violence | Carceral: grand larceny | Carceral: attempted murder | Carceral: fugitive from justice
- Petition outcome: Writ dismissed
- Fate of bound party: Unknown
In the Matter of the Application of Junichi Yamamoto for a Writ of Habeas Corpus
- Earliest record date: January 17, 1922
- Petition type(s): Carceral: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody | deported
In the matter of the application of Mary Peterson for a writ of habeas corpus
- Earliest record date: August 16, 1886
- Petition type(s): Institutional: immigration
- Petition outcome: Writ allowed
- Fate of bound party: Released from custody
Dennis H. Cronin, U.S. Marshal, et al., Appellants, vs. Elmer R. MacNalley
- Earliest record date: June 17, 1924
- Petition type(s): Carceral: unlawful sale of intoxicating liquor | Carceral: maintaining a common nuisance
- Petition outcome: Writ denied
- Fate of bound party: Remained in custody
