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Creation of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court is stated in Article 3 of the Constitution. The Supreme Court has helped unify and justify our nation. 250 years later and it is still very important. This was the first day that the Supreme Court was assembled. -
John Jay
He was the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court in the United States. -
John Marshall
He was the fourth Chief Justice. He dominated the court system for about three decades. He was a huge part of establishing the law system and he helped establish the coequal branch of government within the Supreme Court. -
Marbury vs. Madison
This established Judicial Review under Article III of the United States Constitution. -
Fletcher vs. Peck
First to rule that a state law was unconstitutional. -
Dartmouth College vs. Woodward
This case handled the application of the Contract Clause of the United States Constitution to private corporations. -
McCullough vs. Maryland
The state of Maryland tried to impose tax on any piece of money that wasn't coming from the state of Maryland. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden
The ability to regulate interstate commerce was given to Congress. -
Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia
Cherokee Nation argued that the laws had been broken. And that they deserved the land. However, the Supreme Court ruled it out of their jurisdiction. -
Worcester vs. Georgia
The court decided that it was unconstitutional that a non-Indian was not allowed on Indian lands and vacated the conviction. -
Commonwealth vs. Hunt
The landmark legal issue in America's history. Massachusetts Supreme Juidicial Court agreed to labor unions. -
Dred Scott vs. Sandford
United States Supreme Court ruled that an African American slave brought into the United States could not be a free human being.
