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Supreme Court established.
Judiciary act of 1789 in article 3 of the Constitution called for a supreme court to be assembled -
John Jay Appointed as Chief Justice
John Jay was appointed on October 19, 1789 by President George Washington. Jay served on the Court until the end of June, 1795, when he resigned to become Governor of New York. -
John Marshall Becomes Cheif Justice
On 20 January 1801 President John Adams nominated John Marshall, then Secretary of State, as chief justice of the United States Supreme Court. He was chief justice for 34 years. -
Marbury vs. Madison
Since plaintiffs could not force Madison to deliver the commissions, the verdict was the Judiciary Act of 1789 was unconstitutional John Jay delivered the verdict on this day. -
Fletcher vs. Peck case
Appellant's Claim: That a 1796 act passed by the Georgia legislature could not take away property rights gained by land companies under the Yazoo Land Act of 1795. Decision: Ruled in favor of Fletcher by finding that a legislature could repeal or amend its previous acts, but could not undo actions that legally occurred under the previous act. -
Dartmouth college vs. Woodward
A landmark case dealing with the application of the Contract Clause of the U.S. Constitution to private corporations. the Court agreed with Dartmouth. The Court struck down the law, so Dartmouth continued as a private college. -
McCulloch v. Maryland
Appellant's Claim: That a Maryland state tax imposed on the Bank of the United States was unconstitutional interference with federal government activities by the state. Decision: Ruled in favor of McCulloch by finding that Congress had a constitutional power to establish a national bank and states could not legally interfere with federal law. -
Gibbons vs. Ogden case
New York granted Robert R. Livingston and Robert Fulton the exclusive right of steam boat navigation on New York state waters. Livingston assigned to Ogden the right to navigate the waters between New York City and certain ports in New JerseyRuled in favor of Gibbons by finding that steamship navigation is part of commerce and that states could not pass laws regulating steamship traffic operating between two or more states. -
Cherokee nation vs. Georgia
THIS case came before the court on a motion on behalf of the Cherokee nation of Indians for a subpoena, and for an injunction, to restrain the state of Georgia, from executing and enforcing the laws of Georgia or any of these laws, or serving proceess, or doing any thing towards the execution or enforcement of those laws, within the Cherokee territory -
Worcester vs. Georgia
a case in which the United States Supreme Court vacated the conviction of Samuel Worcester and held that the Georgia criminal statute that prohibited non-Indians from being present on Indian lands without a license from the state was unconstitutional. -
Commonwealth vs. Hunt
American legal case in which the Massachusetts Supreme Court ruled that the common-law doctrine of criminal conspiracy did not apply to labour unions. The case stemmed from a demand by the Boston Journeymen Bootmakers’ Society that an employer fire one of its members who had disobeyed the society’s rules. -
Dred Scott vs. Sanford
Dred Scott lived in illinois(free state) then moved back to misourri(slave state) asked for his freedom from the supreme court.Chief Justice Roger B. Taney, declared that all blacks -- slaves as well as free -- were not and could never become citizens of the United States. The court also declared the 1820 Missouri Compromise unconstitutional, thus permiting slavery in all of the country's territories. -
Golan et al v. Holder et al
Question for review: Did Congress exceed its powers in 1994 when it restored copyright protection to a large body of foreign works that were in the public domain, including musical works by Prokofiev, Shostakovich and Stravinsky? The district court ruled in the coalition's favor, only to be reversed by the 10th Circuit, which restored the copyright protection.
