Cook v. Hart

Cook v. Hart
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 21, 1892
Full case nameCook v. Hart
Citations146 U.S. 183 (more)
Holding
The Extradition Clause allows a state to kidnap a fugitive residing in another state and forcibly return them to a state for a valid trial.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Melville Fuller
Associate Justices
Stephen J. Field · John M. Harlan
Horace Gray · Samuel Blatchford
Lucius Q. C. Lamar II · David J. Brewer
Henry B. Brown · George Shiras Jr.
Case opinion
MajorityBrown, joined by unanimous
Laws applied
Extradition Clause

Cook v. Hart, 146 U.S. 183 (1892), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held the Extradition Clause allows a state to kidnap a fugitive residing in another state and forcibly return them to a state for a valid trial.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ Cook v. Hart, 146 U.S. 183 (1892)
  2. ^ Lieberman, Jethro K. (1999). "Extradition". A Practical Companion to the Constitution. pp. 179-180.
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