Gibbons V Ogden & Fletcher V Peck

When was Gibbons V Ogden?

1824

What was the Gibbons V Ogden case about?

It was a supreme court case about steamboat licenses

What happened in the gbbons v ogden case?

The state of new york gave aaron ogden an exclusive right to operate the boats between New York and New Jersey but Thomas Gibbons had a federal license for the same route for the US government to operate his boats on the same route.

Who had the exclusive license?

Aaron Ogden 

Who had the federal license?

Thomas Gibbons

What did the court say about the case?

Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of Gibbons and also that the power to regulate interstate commerce

what did this decision do? 

federal authority over the states and helped create a more unified national economy.

When did Fletcher V Peck Happened?

1810

What happened during Fletcher V Peck?

the georgia land had already been sold to other people, including John Peck, who sold some of it to Robert Fletcher. Fletcher then sued Peck, saying he didn’t really own the land because the state had taken it back.

What did the supreme court say?

The Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice John Marshall, said Peck was right — once Georgia sold the land, it was a legal contract, even if it started with corruption. Georgia couldn’t cancel it later because the Constitution protects contracts.

What makes this fletcher vs peck case significant?

This was the first time the Supreme Court overturned a state law, showing that the federal government and the Constitution are stronger than state laws.