Texas v. White, 74 U.S. (7 Wall.) 700 (1869), was a case argued before the Supreme Court of the U.S. in 1869. [1] The case's notable political dispute involved a claim by the Reconstruction era government of Texas that U.S. bonds owned by Texas since 1850 had been illegally sold by the Confederate state legislature during the American Civil War.

Texas v. White: States do not have the right to unilaterally secede from the United States, so the Confederate states during the Civil War always remained part of the nation.

In 1851, Congress authorized the transfer of $10 million worth of United States bonds to the state of Texas. The Reconstruction government claimed that the bonds had been illegally sold by the Confederate state legislature during the American Civil War.

Texas v. White, (1869), U.S. Supreme Court case in which it was held that the United States is “an indestructible union” from which no state can secede. In 1850 the state of Texas received $10,000,000 in federal government bonds in settlement of boundary claims.

Texas v. White is a case decided by the United States Supreme Court on April 12, 1869, that determined that Texas had remained a state from the time it entered the Union and throughout the Civil War because the Constitution does not permit …

Aug 4, 2020 · Texas v. White, a suit of the state of Texas against George W. White, John Chiles, and others, was filed in the United States Supreme Court on February 15, 1867, during the administration of James W. Throckmorton, ad interim Reconstruction governor of Texas, and sought an injunction to restrain the defendants from using Texas Indemnity Bonds ...

In Texas v. White, Texas filed a suit to reclaim bonds from various defendants, including White and Chiles, who had acquired them during the Civil War from the state's military board, which was part of the rebel government.

Mar 21, 2017 · texas v. WHITE ET AL., 74 U.S. 700 (1869) is one of the most important decisions made by the Supreme Court, because it addresses the nature of the Union. More specifically, is the Union bound together through the consent of the States or the coercive power of the United States government.

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, in a 3-2 decision, reversed respondent's conviction on the ground that the four wrinkled checks used in evidence were obtained without a warrant in violation of respondent's Fourth Amendment rights.

Chase, Salmon Portland, and Supreme Court Of The United States. U.S. Reports: Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 7 Wall. 700. 1868. Periodical. Retrieved from the Library of Congress, <www.loc.gov/item/usrep074700/>.