Landmark Supreme Court Cases in American History: A Legal Overview, Quizzes of World History

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TERM 1

Commonwealth v

Aves

DEFINITION 1 Also called Med's Case Issue of slavery and it's nature in the Union Master brought slave into Mass Ruled protected right of master to recover fugitive slave, but not to sojourn w/ slaves into free states TERM 2

Proprietors of the Charles River Bridge v

Warren Bridge

DEFINITION 2 Shift between Marshall and Taney "Contract" didn't imply monoploy Followed Jacksonian resentment to monoploy States had right to encourage new and dynamic capital investment for communities betterment TERM 3

Swift v

Tyson

DEFINITION 3 Story tried to create fed common law Decide if fed crt had to follow NY common law or look elsewhere Ruled that unless specific laws, could look elsewhere TERM 4

Prigg v

Pennsylvania

DEFINITION 4 Attempt to nationalize law of slavery Created fed common law right of masters Ruled that 1) Fug slave law of 1793 was constitutional 2) Can't add further requirements to law 3) Constitution provided common law right to recapture 4) State officials ought to enforce fed law of 1793 5) No fug slave has right to due process TERM 5

Farwell v Boston & Worcester

Railroad

DEFINITION 5 L