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Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U.S. 93 (1907)
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General SummaryThis case is from a collection containing the full text of over 16,000 Supreme Court cases from 1793 to the present. The body of Supreme Court decisions are, effectively, the final interpretation of the Constitution. Only an amendment to the Constitution can permanently overturn an interpretation and this has happened only four times in American history.
Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U.S. 93 (1907)
Leathe v. Thomas No. 21 Argued October 17, 1907 Decided November 11, 1907 207 U.S. 93
ERROR TO THE SUPREME COURT
OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS
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In a case coming from a state court, this Court can consider only federal questions decided adversely to the plaintiff in error and upon which a decision was necessary to the decision of the case, and if the judgment complained of is supported also upon other and independent grounds it must be affirmed or the writ of error dismissed.
When the record discloses other and completely adequate grounds on which to support the judgment of a state court, this Court does not commonly inquire whether the decision upon them was correct, or reach a federal question by determining that they ought not to have been held to warrant the result.
Writ of error to review 218 Ill. 246 dismissed.
The facts are stated in the opinion.
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U.S. Supreme Court, "Syllabus," Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U.S. 93 (1907) in 207 U.S. 93 207 U.S. 96. Original Sources, accessed July 1, 2025, http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CSEHDX6S9KT9WDX.
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U.S. Supreme Court. "Syllabus." Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U.S. 93 (1907), in 207 U.S. 93, page 207 U.S. 96. Original Sources. 1 Jul. 2025. http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CSEHDX6S9KT9WDX.
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U.S. Supreme Court, 'Syllabus' in Leathe v. Thomas, 207 U.S. 93 (1907). cited in 1907, 207 U.S. 93, pp.207 U.S. 96. Original Sources, retrieved 1 July 2025, from http://www.originalsources.com/Document.aspx?DocID=CSEHDX6S9KT9WDX.
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