Marshall Court

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Marshall Court

• Chief Justice John Marshall
• A. Dominates Supreme Court
• B. Strengthened federal govt. at the expense
  of state governments

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• II. Key Cases
• Marbury v. Madison 1803
• 1. Est. Judicial Review
• 2.Midnight Justices

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• B. Fletcher v. Peck 1810
• Yazoo River land grants 1795
• 2. Georgia rescinded grants
• a. Original grantee sues
• b. Marshalls ruling
• 1. Original grants contracts
• 2. Art. I, Sec.10 cl. 1
• 3. 1st time state law declared
  unconstitutional

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• C. McCulloch v. Maryland 1819
• 1. Issue- right of state to tax agency
  est. by federal government
• 2. State bank of Maryland imposed tax on
  BUS
• 3. Power to tax power to destroy
• Power to create power to
  preserve

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• D. Dartmouth v. Woodward 1819
• 1. New Hampshire- attempted to change
  college charter
• 2.Marshalls Decision-
• a. Contract guaranteed by Const.
• b. Upheld 1769 Charter

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• 3. Effect Impact
• a. Safeguarded business from state
  control
• b. Allowed chartered organizations to
  escape public control (handcuffs)

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• E. Cohens v. Virginia 1821
• 1. Est. precedent of Supreme Ct. right
  to review state laws
• 2. Upheld supremacy of federal cts
  govt
• 3. Judicial Review

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• F. Gibbons v. Ogden (Steamboat)
• 1. NY attempt to grant monopoly
• 2. Art.1 sec. 8 para. 3- Congress regulates
  interstate commerce

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• 3. Marshalls decision
• a. Involved 2 states
• b. Interstate commerce