 | Edward McPherson - Reconstruction - 1869 - 144 pages
...corpus, is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...appellate jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us ? We cannot doubt as... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1869 - 802 pages
...corpus is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...appellate jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to... | |
 | Edward McPherson - United States - 1872
...corpus, is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...appellate jurisdiction of this court is given by. express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us ? We cannot doubt as... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Courts - 1870 - 800 pages
...repeated. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liherty to inquire into the motives of the legislature. We...appellate jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1871 - 846 pages
...usurpation of power subversive of the constitution." Wright v. Defrees, 8 Ind. 302, per Gookins, J. " We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...only examine into its power under the constitution." Per Chase, Ch.J., in Ex parte McCardle, 7 Wa1. 514. And see McCulloch r. State, 11 Ind. 431. 1 Attorney-General... | |
 | Thomas McIntyre Cooley - Constitutional law - 1874 - 904 pages
...usurpation of power subversive of the constitution." Wright v. Defrees, 8 Ind. 302, per Gookins, J. " We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...only examine into its power under the constitution." Per Chase, Ch. J., in Ex parte McCardle, 7 Wall. 514. And sec McCulloch v. State, 11 Ind. 431 ; Bradshaw... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 1878 pages
...legislators, or as to the grounds of legislative action. In Exparte .\fcdardle, 7 Wall. 514, the court said: "We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...only examine into its power under the constitution." In Doyle, v. Insurance Co., 94 US 541: "If the act done by the state is legal, — is not in violation... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1889 - 948 pages
...or as to the grounds of legislative action. In Exparte Me Girdle, 7 Wall. 514, the court said: "TVe are not at liberty to inquire into the motives of...only examine into its power under the constitution." In Doyle v. Insurance Co., 94 US 541: "If the act done by the state is legal, — is not in violation... | |
 | Law reports, digests, etc - 1884 - 934 pages
...corpus is expressly repealed. It is hardly possible to imagine a plainer instance of positive exception. We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...appellate jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. What, then, is the effect of the repealing act upon the case before us? We cannot doubt as to... | |
 | United States. Supreme Court - Law reports, digests, etc - 1894 - 782 pages
...or as to the grounds of legislative action. In Ex parte McArdle, 1 Wall. 506, 514, the court said: 'We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives...only examine into its power under the Constitution.' In Doyle v. Continental Insurance Co., 94 US 535, 541: 'If the act done by the State is legal, is not... | |
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We are not at liberty to inquire into the motives of the legislature. We can only examine into its power under the Constitution ; and the power to make exceptions to the appellate jurisdiction of this court is given by express words. 
