Ex parte Garland

Ex parte Garland
Supreme Court of the United States
Argued December 15, 22, 1865
Reargued March 13–15, 1866
Decided January 14, 1867
Full case nameEx parte Garland
Citations71 U.S. 333 (more)
4 Wall. 333; 18 L. Ed. 366; 1866 U.S. LEXIS 886
Holding
Congress cannot punish a person for a crime for which the person has been pardoned.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Salmon P. Chase
Associate Justices
James M. Wayne · Samuel Nelson
Robert C. Grier · Nathan Clifford
Noah H. Swayne · Samuel F. Miller
David Davis · Stephen J. Field
Case opinions
MajorityField, joined by Wayne, Nelson, Grier, Clifford
DissentMiller, joined by Chase, Swayne, Davis

Ex parte Garland, 71 U.S. (4 Wall.) 333 (1867), was an important United States Supreme Court case involving the disbarment of former Confederate officials.

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