List of United States Supreme Court cases by the Taney Court
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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 court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
during the tenure of Chief Justice
Chief Justice of the United States
The Chief Justice of the United States is the head of the United States federal court system and the chief judge of the Supreme Court of the United States. The Chief Justice is one of nine Supreme Court justices; the other eight are the Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States...
Roger B. Taney
Roger B. Taney
Roger Brooke Taney was the fifth Chief Justice of the United States, holding that office from 1836 until his death in 1864. He was the first Roman Catholic to hold that office or sit on the Supreme Court of the United States. He was also the eleventh United States Attorney General. He is most...
(March 28, 1836 through October 12, 1864).
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Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice Roger Brooke Taney, March 28, 1836 |
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| United States v. Segui United States v. Segui United States v. Segui, 35 U.S. 306 , was a United States Supreme Court case.-Parties:*Appellant, The United States represented by Mr Butler, attorney-general, for the United States*Appelle, Bernardo Segui represented by Mr White.-Matter:... |
upholding the validity of a Spanish land grant in Florida Florida Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it... |
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| Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge, 36 U.S. 420 , was a case regarding the Charles River Bridge and the Warren Bridge of Boston, Massachusetts, heard by the United States Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Roger B. Taney... |
1840–1859
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The Amistad | slave trade and slave ownership |
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| Swift v. Tyson Swift v. Tyson Swift v. Tyson, , was a case brought in diversity in the Circuit Court for the Southern District of New York on a bill of Exchange accepted in New York in which the Supreme Court of the United States determined that United States federal courts hearing cases brought under their diversity... |
Federal common law Federal common law Federal common law is a term of United States law used to describe common law that is developed by the federal courts, instead of by the courts of the various states... in diversity jurisdiction Diversity jurisdiction In the law of the United States, diversity jurisdiction is a form of subject-matter jurisdiction in civil procedure in which a United States district court has the power to hear a civil case where the persons that are parties are "diverse" in citizenship, which generally indicates that they are... cases, later overturned |
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| Prigg v. Pennsylvania Prigg v. Pennsylvania Prigg v. Pennsylvania, , was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that the Federal Fugitive Slave Act precluded a Pennsylvania state law that gave procedural protections to suspected escaped slaves, and overturned the conviction of Edward Prigg as a result.-Federal Law:In June... |
runaway slaves | |
| Luther v. Borden Luther v. Borden Luther v. Borden, 48 U.S. 1 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States established the political question doctrine in controversies arising under the Guarantee Clause of Article Four of the United States Constitution Luther v. Borden, 48 U.S. 1 (1849), was a case in which the... |
guarantee clause of Article Four of the United States Constitution Article Four of the United States Constitution Article Four of the United States Constitution relates to the states. The article outlines the duties states have to each other, as well as those the federal government has to the states... |
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| Passenger Cases Passenger Cases Smith v. Turner; Norris v. Boston, 48 U.S. 283 , were two similar cases, argued together before the United States Supreme Court, in which it was adjudged that States did not have the right to impose a tax determined by the number of passengers of a designated category on board a ship and/or... |
taxation of immigrants, constitutionality of state laws regarding foreign commerce | |
| Sheldon v. Sill Sheldon v. Sill Sheldon v. Sill, , is a ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that while Congress may not limit the subjects the Supreme Court may hear, the Constitution does not so restrain it where lower federal courts are concerned.... |
Congressional control of the jurisdiction Jurisdiction Jurisdiction is the practical authority granted to a formally constituted legal body or to a political leader to deal with and make pronouncements on legal matters and, by implication, to administer justice within a defined area of responsibility... of the lower federal courts |
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| Hotchkiss v. Greenwood Hotchkiss v. Greenwood Hotchkiss v. Greenwood, 52 U.S. 248 is a United States Supreme Court case of 1850. It was the first US Supreme Court case to introduce the concept of non-obviousness as patentability requirement in United States patent law. -External links:*... |
Early standard for non-obviousness Inventive step and non-obviousness The inventive step and non-obviousness reflect a same general patentability requirement present in most patent laws, according to which an invention should be sufficiently inventive — i.e., non-obvious — in order to be patented.... in United States patent law United States patent law United States patent law was established "to promote the Progress of Science and useful Arts, by securing for limited Times to Authors and Inventors the exclusive Right to their respective Writings and Discoveries;" as provided by the United States Constitution. Congress implemented these... |
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| Strader v. Graham Strader v. Graham Strader v. Graham, 51 U.S. 82 , was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that the status of three slaves who went from Kentucky to Indiana and Ohio depended on Kentucky law rather than Ohio law... |
slavery Slavery Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation... and the application of state laws thereof. |
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| Cooley v. Board of Wardens Cooley v. Board of Wardens Cooley v. Board of Wardens, 53 U.S. 299 , was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that a Pennsylvania law requiring all ships entering or leaving Philadelphia to hire a local pilot did not violate the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. Those who did not comply with the law had... |
pilotage Pilotage Pilotage is the use of fixed visual references on the ground or sea by means of sight or radar to guide oneself to a destination, sometimes with the help of a map or nautical chart. People use pilotage for activities such as guiding vessels and aircraft, hiking and Scuba diving... laws under the Commerce Clause Commerce Clause The Commerce Clause is an enumerated power listed in the United States Constitution . The clause states that the United States Congress shall have power "To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes." Courts and commentators have tended to... |
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| Dred Scott v. Sandford Dred Scott v. Sandford Dred Scott v. Sandford, , also known as the Dred Scott Decision, was a ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court that people of African descent brought into the United States and held as slaves were not protected by the Constitution and could never be U.S... |
slavery Slavery Slavery is a system under which people are treated as property to be bought and sold, and are forced to work. Slaves can be held against their will from the time of their capture, purchase or birth, and deprived of the right to leave, to refuse to work, or to demand compensation... , the definition of citizenship |
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| Ableman v. Booth Ableman v. Booth Ableman v. Booth, , is a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States held that state courts cannot issue rulings that contradict the decisions of federal courts, overturning a decision by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin.... |
1860–1869
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Prize Cases Prize Cases Prize Cases – 67 U.S. 635 – was a case argued before the Supreme Court of the United States in 1862 during the American Civil War. The Supreme Court's decision declared constitutional the blockade of the Southern ports ordered by President Abraham Lincoln... |
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