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Marbury v. Madison
Marbury was denied an appointment as a Justice of the Peace and sued. Court set up the power of judicial review. -
Strawbridge v. Curtiss
Federal diversity jurisdiciton. -
Fletcher v Peck
Property rights -
Gibson v. Ogden
Congressional power to regulate interstate commerce -
Swift v. Tyson
Tyson purchased certain land from speculators, unaware that they did not own it. The bill of exchange Tyson had given for the land eventually was given to Swift to satisfy a debt owed by the speculators -
Nix v. Hedden
Status of the tomato as fruit or vegetable. -
Holden v. Hardy
Working hours of minors. -
Roe v. Wade
Roe v. Wade was about two people disagreeing about abortions. One thought you should be able to have one with limits of course. The other said it should be illegal. -
Knox v. Service Employees International Union
California nonunion state employees sued their collective bargaining agent, alleging that the imposition of an additional agency fee assessment used to fund political actions without notice or an opportunity to object violated their First, Fifth, and Fourteenth Amendment rights.
