List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court
This is a chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 - June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (February 15, 1790 - March 5, 1791), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 - December 15, 1800).
| Case name |
Citation |
Summary |
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Jay, October 19, 1789 |
| Van Staphorst v. Maryland |
(1791) |
first docketed case of the Supreme Court, settled before arguments |
| West v. Barnes |
2 U.S. 401 (1791) |
first decision of the Supreme Court, strictly interpreting procedural filing requirements mandated by statute |
| Hayburn's Case |
2 U.S. 409 (1792) |
justiciability and separation of powers |
| Chisholm v. Georgia |
2 U.S. 419 (1793) |
first “major” case; federal jurisdiction over suits vs. states; state sovereign immunity; led to Eleventh Amendment |
| Georgia v. Brailsford |
3 U.S. 1 (1794) |
Jury nullification |
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Rutledge, August 12, 1795 |
| United States v. Peters |
3 U.S. 121 (1795) |
Federal district court has no authority over a foreign privateer when the captured ship was not within its jurisdiction. |
| Talbot v. Janson |
3 U.S. 133 (1795) |
admiralty and citizenship |
| Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth, March 8, 1796 |
| Hylton v. United States |
3 U.S. 171 (1796) |
tax on carriages |
| Hollingsworth v. Virginia |
3 U.S. 378 (1798) |
ratification of Eleventh Amendment, presidential approval is unnecessary for Constitutional amendment |
| Calder v. Bull |
3 U.S. 386 (1798) |
ex post facto clause applies to criminal, not civil cases |
| New York v. Connecticut |
4 U.S. 1 (1799) |
first original jurisdiction suit between two States |
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