Landmark Decisions in the United States Supreme Court

Dartmouth College v. Woodward serves as a quiet landmark decision, but employs precedence with regards to Fletcher v. Peck and Sturges v. Crowninshield to use Article I, Section 10 of the U.S. Constitution, commonly referred to as the Contracts Clause. Listen to learn more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support [https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support]

In the biggest case since Marbury, the 1819 case of McCulloch v. Maryland offers up the first glimpse at the use of the Necessary and Proper Clause in the Supreme Court of the United States. Listen to see where Chief Justice John Marshall stands with regards to the use of a national bank. --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support [https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support]

The complexities in Sturges v. Crowninshield and Ogden v. Saunders are apparent as there is no clear majority decision to be made. Although both sides finally come to a consensus, it is not without some bargaining with regards to the combination of bankruptcy laws and constitutional laws in the United States. New York is the epicenter for these two major cases, and many questions arise out of state legislation they passed. Listen for more info! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support [https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support]

Although Chief Justice John Marshall had to recuse himself from this case for a conflict of interest, Martin v. Hunter's Lessee serves as a bright spot for the federal judiciary where they finally see that they can apply the acts of judicial review to entire state governments, not just the legislature or executive branches. While the case is pretty soundly cut and dry, there remains a lot of doubt about how to go about the decision. Listen to find out more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support [https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support]

United States v. Hudson and Goodwin serves as the intersection between the Circuit Courts and the Supreme Court, as well as the intertwining of constitutional and criminal law. The case deals with libel against public officials in the Circuit Courts, but the Supreme Court has to answer one basic question: can federal courts hear a case where they have no jurisdiction in criminal, or common law, and the act is not deemed illegal by the U.S. Congress, nor the Constitution. Listen to learn more! --- Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support [https://anchor.fm/aaron-larson2/support]