List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court
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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. This is a chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 - June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (February 15, 1790 - March 5, 1791), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 - December 15, 1800).
| Case name | Citation | Summary |
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| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Jay, October 19, 1789 | ||
| Van Staphorst v. Maryland | (1791) | first docketed case of the Supreme Court, settled before arguments |
| West v. Barnes | 2 U.S. 401 (1791) | first decision of the Supreme Court, strictly interpreting procedural filing requirements mandated by statute |
| Georgia v. Brailsford | 2 U.S. 402 (1792) | A State may sue in the Supreme Court to enjoin payment of a judgment on foreign debt until it can be ascertained to whom the money belongs |
| Hayburn's Case | 2 U.S. 409 (1792) | justiciability and separation of powers |
| Georgia v. Brailsford | 2 U.S. 415 (1793) | suits in which states may be a party; continuation of Georgia v. Brailsford (1792) |
| Chisholm v. Georgia | 2 U.S. 419 (1793) | first “major” case; federal jurisdiction over suits vs. states; state sovereign immunity; led to Eleventh Amendment |
| Georgia v. Brailsford | 3 U.S. 1 (1794) | Jury nullification |
| Case name | Citation | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Rutledge, August 12, 1795 | ||
| United States v. Peters | 3 U.S. 121 (1795) | Federal district court has no authority over a foreign privateer when the captured ship was not within its jurisdiction. |
| Talbot v. Janson | 3 U.S. 133 (1795) | admiralty and citizenship |
| Case name | Citation | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth, March 8, 1796 | ||
| Hylton v. United States | 3 U.S. 171 (1796) | tax on carriages |
| Hollingsworth v. Virginia | 3 U.S. 378 (1798) | ratification of Eleventh Amendment, presidential approval is unnecessary for Constitutional amendment |
| Calder v. Bull | 3 U.S. 386 (1798) | ex post facto clause applies to criminal, not civil cases |
| New York v. Connecticut | (1799) | first original jurisdiction suit between two States |
See also
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 2
- List of United States Supreme Court cases, volume 3
References
| Lists of cases by Court |
List of cases from all Courts (1789–present; large article)
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| Complete list |
Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume (United States Reports)
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