Supreme Court Cases

Marbury v Madison 1803

landmark Supreme Court case that established the principle of judicial review, allowing the Court to invalidate laws that conflict with the Constitution.

McCulloch v Maryland 1819

A Supreme Court case that established federal supremacy over state law and confirmed the constitutionality of the Second Bank of the United States.

Fletcher v Peck 1810

A landmark Supreme Court case that established the precedent of the sanctity of contracts, ruling that a state law could not void a contract.

Gibbons v Ogden 1824

A Supreme Court case that reinforced federal authority over interstate commerce and ruled that federal law takes precedence over state law in regulating such commerce.

Dartmouth College v Woodward 1819

A Supreme Court case that upheld the sanctity of contracts by ruling that a state could not alter a college's charter, emphasizing the principle of contract law.