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EX PARTE BURR

22 U.S. 529 (1824)

9 Wheat. 529

Ex parte BURR.

Supreme Court of United States.

March 17, 1824.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. Emmett moved for a rule to show cause why a mandamus should not issue to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, commanding that Court to restore one Burr, an attorney of that Court, who had been suspended from practice for one year, by order of that Court.a

Mr. Chief Justice MARSHALL delivered the opinion of the Court.

This is a motion for a mandamus to the Circuit Court for the District of Columbia, to restore Mr. Burr to his place of attorney at the bar of that Court.

It is a very unusual application, on which the Court has felt considerable doubts.

On one hand, the profession of an attorney is of great importance to an individual, and the prosperity of his...

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