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Cherokee Nation v Georgia: The Rights of Indian “Nations”

In Cherokee Nation v Georgia, 30 U.S. (5 Peters) 1 (1831), members of the Cherokee Nation sought to enjoin the state of Georgia from seizing their land. However, the U.S. Supreme...

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Weston v City Council of Charleston

Craig v Missouri Interprets Prohibition of Bills of Credit Under Article I

In Craig v Missouri, 29 U.S. 410 (1830), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Missouri statute authorizing loan certificates issued by the state violated Article I, section 10 of t...

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Willson v Black Bird Creek Marsh Company

Weston v City Council of Charleston: What Is a “Suit?”

In Weston v City Council of Charleston, 27 U.S. 449 (1829), the Supreme Court held that a city ordinance taxing interest-bearing stock of the United States was unconstitutional. ...

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Brown v Maryland

Willson v Black Bird Creek Marsh Company: The Dormant Commerce Clause

In Willson v Black Bird Creek Marsh Company, 27 U.S. (2 Pet.) 245 (1829), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Delaware state law authorizing the building of a dam did not unconsti...

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Ogden v Saunders

Brown v Maryland: Import Taxes on Foreign Goods

In Brown v Maryland, 12 Wheat. 419 (1827), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a Maryland law requiring importers of foreign goods to obtain a license violated the Constitution’s ...

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Wayman v Southard

Ogden v Saunders: The Contracts Clause

In Ogden v Saunders, 25 U.S. 213 (1827), the U.S. Supreme Court held that a New York bankruptcy law did not violate the Constitution’s Contracts Clause. The case is also mos...

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Wayman v Southard: The Limits of Non-delegation

In Wayman v Southard, 23 U.S. 10 Wheat. 1 1 (1825), the U.S. Supreme Court first grappled with the doctrine of non-delegation, under which one branch of government can’t delega...

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Osborn v Bank of the United States

Martin v. Mott: The President’s Power Under the Militia Clause

In Martin v. Mott, 25 U.S. 19 (1827), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed the Constitution’s Militia Clause. It held that the President, as commander in chief, has the unilateral ...

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Sturges v Crowninshield

Osborn v Bank of the United States Clarifies Reach of Federal Jurisdiction

In Osborn v Bank of the United States, 22 US. (9 Wheat.) 738 (1824), the U.S. Supreme Court addressed Article III’s grant of judicial power over cases “arising under” feder...

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United States v Hudson and Goodwin

Sturges v Crowninshield: Constitutionality of State Bankruptcy Laws

In Sturges v Crowninshield, 17 U.S. (4 Wheat.) 122 (1819), the U.S. Supreme Court considered whether a New York bankruptcy law, and its retroactive application, were constitution...

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by DONALD SCARINCI on January 26, 2023

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The Amendments

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Preamble to the Bill of Rights

Congress of the United States begun and held at the City of New-York, on Wednesday the fourth of March, one thousand seven hundred and eighty nine.

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added: And as extending the ground of public confidence in the Government, will best ensure the beneficent ends of its institution.

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