User:Chaser/SCOTUS before Marshall
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This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (19 October 1789 - 29 June 1795), John Rutledge (15 February 1790 - 5 March 1791), and Oliver Ellsworth (8 March 1796 - 15 December 1800).
[edit] 1789–1819
| Case name | Citation | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Jay, October 19, 1789 | ||
| Hayburn's Case | 2 U.S. 409 (1792) | justiciability and separation of powers |
| Chisholm v. Georgia | first “major” case; federal jurisdiction over suits vs. states; state sovereign immunity | |
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Rutledge, August 12, 1795 | ||
| Talbot v. Janson | 3 U.S. 133 | admiralty and citizenship |
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth, March 8, 1796 | ||
| Hylton v. United States | tax on carriages | |
| Hollingsworth v. Virginia | ratification of Eleventh Amendment, presidential approval is unnecessary for Constitutional amendment | |
| Calder v. Bull | ex post facto clause applies to criminal, not civil cases | |
| New York v. Connecticut | (1799) | first original jurisdiction suit between two States |
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