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Calder v. Bull CQP Key Case, Case Summary
Aug. 8, 1798

Calder v. Bull The Connecticut legislature, which also served as the state's highest appellate court, set aside a probate court decision that “disapproved” of a will bequeathing property . . .

Chisholm v. Georgia CQP Key Case, Case Summary
Feb. 18, 1793

Chisholm v. Georgia This case led to the first great decision by the Court. It also led to the first massive rejection of a decision of the Court. Georgia politicians denounced the result, as did lea . . .

Hylton v. United States CQP Key Case, Case Summary
Mar. 8, 1796

Hylton v. United States This case was the first in which the Court considered the constitutionality of a federal statute. In 1794 Congress imposed a tax on all horse-drawn carriages in the United Sta . . .

Ware v. Hylton CQP Key Case, Case Summary
Mar. 7, 1796

Ware v. Hylton In 1783 the Peace of Paris, ending the Revolutionary War against Great Britain, promised that British creditors would be able to sue American debtors and that the creditors could deman . . .

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