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Supreme Court Cases
Overview
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Marbury v. Madison
• Marbury sued Sec of State Madison for his appointment to be a judge (midnight judges – Adams administration)
• Judicial review
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Fletcher v. Peck
• A Georgia law attempted to take land away from some landowners
• Private property is protected by the Constitution – a law can’t be passed to take away private property
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward
• The president of Dartmouth tried to change the charter of the college to make it a public institution
• Court ruled that the original charter was valid and could not be changed without the consent of both parties
• Protected contracts
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McCulloch v. Maryland
• The state of Maryland tried to levy a tax on the federal Bank of the US
• Congress has the power to make a bank• State has no power over federal institutions
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Gibbons v. Ogden
• NY tried to grant a monopoly rights to access to the Hudson River
• Marshall ruled that interstate commerce can only be regulated by the federal gov’t
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
• Georgia abolished the Cherokee tribal legislature and courts – the Cherokee asked the court to rule on the issue because they were a “foreign nation”
• Supreme court refused to rule because the Cherokees were not a foreign nation; they were a “dependent nation,” and the US was the “guardian”
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Worcester v. Georgia
• GA law claimed that anyone who wanted to enter Cherokee territory needed the permission of the governor (couldn’t live there without permission)
• The Court overruled the Georgia law saying that it was a federal power to regulate trade with the tribes
• “John Marshall has made his decision. Now let him enforce it.” ~Andrew Jackson
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Prigg v. Pennsylvania
• Court ruled that states did not have to enforce the return of fugitive slaves
• But laws preventing the return of escaped slaves were unConstitutional
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Commonwealth v. Hunt
• Landmark case on labor unions• Massachusetts Supreme Court ruling – unions
were legal organizations and had the right to organize a strike
• Legalized the existence of trade unions
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
• Dred Scott, a slave, was brought by his owner into the free state of Illinois – later he sued for his freedom
• Court ruled that slaves were not citizens and could not sue in court
• ALSO – invalidated the Missouri Compromise – there was no more “free soil” – property could be brought to any state
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Munn v. Illinois
• Upheld Granger laws regulating railroads• Allowed for federal laws to limit trusts