Timeline: Supreme Court

Sep 17, 1787

Article 3: The Judicial System

Article 3 of the Constution establishes the federal court system or Judicial system. This branch of the goverment decides weather a law in constutional or unconstutional.

Period: Sep 26, 1789 to Jun 29, 1795

John Jay

John JayJay was the first Supreme Court Justice. He was nominated by george washington

Period: Jan 20, 1801 to Jul 6, 1835

John Marshall

John Marshall"Midnight" appointe by Adams to Supreme court Justice. Olny reamaining ferderalist power after rise of Democratic-Republicans

Nov 20, 1803

Marbury v. Madison

Established Judicial Review.
First major case decided by the Supreme court. Jefferson wanted to block Adam's "midnight appointments." Refused to give the judges their commissions. Marbury sued for his commission. Marshall ruled a law from 1789 to be unconstutional

Nov 20, 1810

Fletcher v Peck

Showed that a federal court could declare a state law unconstutional. AMSCO p.144
came from a land fraud in Georgia. marshal ruled that a state could not pass a law invalidating a contract.

Nov 20, 1819

McCulloch v. Maryland

Said the federal goverment could create a bank. said that states could not tax a federal instution because "the power to tax is the power to destroy." Federal laws are superior to state laws
AMSCO p.144

Nov 20, 1819

Dartmouth Collage v. Woodward

Said a contract for a private corporation could not be altered by the state.
New Hampshire tried to change a collage from private to public.

Nov 20, 1821

Gibbons v. Ogden

Established Federal goverment's control of innerstate commerse
New York wanted to grant a Monopoly to a steamboat company that conflicted with a charter made by Congress.

Jun 30, 1830

Cherokee Nation v. Georgia

Indian Nations are a Ward to the guardian of the United States
Indian Nation said that sence they were an independent nation, Georgia had no rite to pass laws forcing them to move. superme court never herd the case.

Jan 6, 1832

Worcester v. Georgia

Prohibited non-indians (white people) from living on indian lands without a permit from the goverment. + Tribal sovernty

Mar 6, 1842

Commonwelth v. Hunt

Allowed unions to become recognised as legitmant organizations.
Bootmakers union called an organised strike against companies who hired ununioned workers. court ruled that unions were allowed to call strikes as long as methods were not illegal.