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Ex parte Crow Dog, 109 U.S. 556 (1883), is a landmark [1] [2] decision of the Supreme Court of the United States that followed the death of one member of a Native American tribe at the hands of another on reservation land. [fn 1] Crow Dog was a member of the Brulé band of the Lakota Sioux.
A local investigation faulted the African Americans and a U.S. Senate investigation faulted the white supremacists. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] In the aftermath of the event, as many blacks were leaving Danville, the Democratic Party regained control at the state and local level, pushing out the biracial Readjuster Party.
Events from the year 1883 in the United States. Incumbents. Federal government. President: Chester A. Arthur (R-New York) Vice President: vacant;
Garfield's investigation revealed among the major players involved were some of the large contractors, the ex-US Representative Bradley Barlow of Vermont, the Second Assistant Postmaster-General, Thomas J. Brady, some of the subordinates in the department, and Arkansas Senator Stephen W. Dorsey, who became Secretary of the Republican National ...
The 1883 State of the Union address was delivered by Chester A. Arthur, the 21st president of the United States, on December 4, 1883. This address was Arthur's third.
Three separate investigations and two words that no president ever, ever wants to hear: special counsel.
This means that the plain meaning rule (and statutory interpretation as a whole) should only be applied when there is an ambiguity. Because the meaning of words can change over time, scholars and judges typically will recommend using a dictionary to define a term that was published or written around the time the statute was enacted. Technical ...
Hugh Simons Gibson (August 16, 1883 – December 12, 1954) was an American diplomat. [1] He was actively involved in disarmament talks from 1925 to 1932. Throughout his career, he remained a leading proponent in the drive to establish a professional Foreign Service based on merit rather than personal wealth or political influence.