Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health
| Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health | |||||||
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| Argued October 29–30, 1900 Decided June 2, 1902 | |||||||
| Full case name | Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health | ||||||
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| Prior history | Compagnie Francaise de Navigation à Vapeur v. State Board of Health, 25 So. 591 (La. 1899) | ||||||
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| Majority | White, joined by Fuller, Gray, Brewer, Shiras, Peckham, McKenna | ||||||
| Dissent | Brown, joined by Harlan | ||||||
Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health, 186 U.S. 380 (1902), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held constitutional the involuntary quarantine of individuals suffering from communicable diseases.[1]
Facts
In 1898, the plaintiff's ship SS Britannia was to put in at New Orleans with over 400 passengers aboard. Upon arrival, New Orleans was under quarantine, and state authorities prohibited the Britannia from unloading passengers or cargo despite no evidence of disease aboard.[2][3]
References
- ↑ Bonnie, R.J. et al. Criminal Law, Second Edition. Foundation Press, NY: 2004, p. 663
- ↑ Whelan, Allison M. (November 2013). "That's My Baby: Why the State's Interest in Promoting Public Health Does Not Justify Residual Newborn Blood Spot Research without Parental Consent". Minnesota Law Review. 98 (1): 419. Retrieved 3 January 2016. – via HeinOnline (subscription required)
- ↑ Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health, 186 U.S. 380, 381 (1902).
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