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List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court

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	Topics List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court Topic Home This is a chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court Supreme Court of the United States The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the United States, and leads the federal United States federal courts. It consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and eight Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, who are nominated by the President of the United States and confirmed with th... during the tenures of Chief Justices Chief Justice of the United States The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal courts and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States.... John Jay John Jay John Jay was an United States politician, statesman, Patriot , diplomat, a Founding Fathers of the United States, President of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779 and, from 1789 to 1795, the first Chief Justice of the United States.... (October 19, 1789 - June 29, 1795), John Rutledge John Rutledge John Rutledge was an American statesman and judge. He was the first Governor of South Carolina following the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.... (February 15, 1790 - March 5, 1791), and Oliver Ellsworth Oliver Ellsworth Oliver Ellsworth , an United States lawyer and politician, was a revolutionary against Kingdom of Great Britain rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, and third Chief Justice of the United States.... (March 8, 1796 - December 15, 1800). le class="wikitable" style="margin:auto;width:100%">
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Jay John Jay John Jay was an United States politician, statesman, Patriot , diplomat, a Founding Fathers of the United States, President of the Continental Congress from 1778 to 1779 and, from 1789 to 1795, the first Chief Justice of the United States.... , October 19, 1789
Hayburn's Case Hayburn's Case *Hayburn's Case*, Case citation , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that non-judicial duties could not be assigned to federal courts in their official capacity....	(1792)	justiciability Justiciability Justiciability concerns the limits upon legal issues over which a court can exercise its judicial authority. It is not to be confused with Standing , which is used to determine if the party bringing the suit is a party appropriate to establishing whether an actual adversarial issue exists; standing is thus an element of justiciability.... and separation of powers Separation of powers Separation of powers, a term ascribed to France Age of Enlightenment political philosopher Charles de Secondat, baron de Montesquieu, is a model for the governance of democracy states, having its origins in an ancient idea of mixed government....
Chisholm v. Georgia Chisholm v. Georgia *Chisholm v. Georgia*, Case citation , is considered by many to be the first Supreme Court of the United States case of great significance and impact....		first “major” case; federal jurisdiction over suits vs. states; state sovereign immunity Sovereign immunity Sovereign immunity, or crown immunity, is a type of immunity that in common law jurisdictions traces its origins from early English law. Generally speaking it is the doctrine that the monarch or state cannot commit a legal wrong and is immune from lawsuit or criminal law; hence the saying, the king can do no wrong....
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Rutledge John Rutledge John Rutledge was an American statesman and judge. He was the first Governor of South Carolina following the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence.... , August 12, 1795
Talbot v. Janson Talbot v. Janson *Talbot v. Janson*, Case citation , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the jurisdiction of the court extended to the seas and that a citizen of the United States could also hold the citizenship of another nation ....		admiralty Admiralty The Admiralty was formerly the authority in the United Kingdom responsible for the command of the Royal Navy. Originally exercised by a single person, the office of Lord High Admiral was from the 18th century onward almost invariably put "in commission", and was exercised by a Board of Admiralty.... and citizenship Citizenship Citizenship refers to a person's membership in a political community such as a country or city. It has different legal definitions in different countries....
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth Oliver Ellsworth Oliver Ellsworth , an United States lawyer and politician, was a revolutionary against Kingdom of Great Britain rule, a drafter of the United States Constitution, and third Chief Justice of the United States.... , March 8, 1796
Hylton v. United States Hylton v. United States *Hylton v. United States*, Case citation , was an early Supreme Court of the United States case in which the Court held that a tax on carriages did not violate the direct tax clause by defining the carriage tax as an "excise" instead of a "direct tax" that would have had to be apportioned among the states by population....		tax on carriages
Hollingsworth v. Virginia Hollingsworth v. Virginia *Hollingsworth v. Virginia*, Case citation , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States ruled early in America's history that the President of the United States has no formal role in the process of amending the United States Constitution....		ratification of Eleventh Amendment Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution The Eleventh Amendment to the United States Constitution was passed by the United States Congress on March 4, 1794 and was ratified on February 7, 1795.... , presidential approval is unnecessary for Constitutional amendment
Calder v. Bull Calder v. Bull *Calder v. Bull*, Case citation , is a famous case in which the United States Supreme Court examined its authority to review State legislature decisions....		ex post facto clause applies to criminal, not civil cases
New York v. Connecticut New York v. Connecticut *New York v. Connecticut*, Case citation , was a lawsuit heard by the Supreme Court of the United States between the U.S. state of New York against the State of Connecticut in 1799 that arose from a land dispute between private parties....	4 U.S. 1 (1799)	first original jurisdiction Original jurisdiction The original jurisdiction of a court is the right to hear a case for the first time as opposed to appellate jurisdiction when a court has the right to review a lower court's decision.... suit between two States \|-