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15 Cards in this Set
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Marbury v. Madison
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1803: One of John Adams midnight appointments, William Marbury sues James Madison for not certifying his appointment. John Marshall establishes the supreme courts role of Judicial review of the constitutionality of Congressional acts
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Commonwealth v. Pullis
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1806: States that striking for higher wages is unconstitutional
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Fletcher v. Peck
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1810: The court overturns a state law which violates contractual rights
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McCulloch v. Maryland
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1819: John Marshall rules that the states could not tax the National Bank, establishing that the government has implied powers to do what is necessary and proper to to run the country
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Dartmouth College v. Woodward
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1819: Rules that a charter to a private corportaion is a contract and that sates do not have the right to interfere with contracts
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Gibbons v. Ogden
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1824: Establishes that the right to regulate interstate commerce lies with the Congress, and that states cannot grant monopolies
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Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
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1831: Establishes the Charokee Nation as a domestic dependant nation, not a foreign state. Protects native american rights to land
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Worcester v. Georgia
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1832: States that within Cherokee Nation Georgia laws do not apply
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Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge
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1837: Decides that any ambiguities in charters should be resolved in favor of public good
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Commonwealth v. Hunt
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1842: Massachuetts support of Unionization and members
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Dred Scott v. Sanford
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1857: Scott, a former slave declares himself a free man when his master takes him to a territory where slavery is illegal. Establishes that slaves are not citizens and cannot sue in federal court
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Munn v. Illinois
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1877: Establishes the principle of public regulation of private buisness involved in seriving the public good. Granger law establishing maximum rates for grain storage
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U.S. v. E.C. Knight Co.
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1895: States that the Sherman Anit-Trust Act does not apply to sugar refining
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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1896: Declares the doctrine of separate but equal. Sets back the civil rights gains made during Reconstruction
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Northern Securities v. U.S.
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1904: Stock transactions that restrain interstate commerce are illegal
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