Worcester v. GeorgiaWorcester v. Georgia 31 U. 515 ( 1832) was a case in which the United States Supreme Court held that Cherokee Indians were entitled to federal protection from the actions of state governments. It is considered one of the most influential decisions in the, 31 U.S. 515 (1832): Indian removal
Barron v. BaltimoreBarron v. Baltimore 32 U. 243 ( 1833) was an important United States Supreme Court case. The effect of the Court's decision in this case was that the freedoms guaranteed by the Bill of Rights are restrictions on the federal government alone, and that stat, 32 U.S. 243 (1833): reach of the Bill of Rights
Wheaton v. PetersWheaton v. Peters 33 U. 591 ( 1834) was the United States Supreme Court ruling on copyright, its first on the subject, in which it upheld the power of Congress to make a grant of copyright protection subject to conditions and rejected the doctrine of a co, 33 U.S. 591 (1834): copyright perpetuity; common law copyrightCommon law copyright is the legal doctrine that contends that copyright is a natural right and creators have the same inherent right to it as they would tangible property. The doctrine has been repudiated by the courts in the United Kingdom ( Donaldson v.
3 1840–1859
United States v. The Amistad, 40 U.S. 518 (1841): slave trade and slave ownership (see AmistadLa Amistad ( Spanish: friendship was a Spanish merchant ship on which a rebellion by the slaves it was carrying broke out in 1839 when the schooner was travelling along the coast of Cuba. The ship was taken over by a group of Africans who had been kidnapp)
Prigg v. Pennsylvania , 41 U.S. 539 (1842): runaway slaves
Dred Scott v. SandfordDred Scott Dred Scott v. Sandford 1, 60 U. 393 ( 1856), known as the Dred Scott Case , was a lawsuit decided by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1857. It is considered by many to have been a key cause of the American Civil War, and of the later r, 60 U.S. 393 (1856): slavery, citizenship
4 1860–1879
Ex Parte MilliganEx Parte Milligan 71 U. 2 ( 1866) was an important United States Supreme Court case involving civilians and military tribunals. The Case Lambdin Milligan and four others were accused of planning to steal Union weapons and invade Union prisoner-of-war camp, 71 U.S. 2 (1866): habeas corpus, military tribunals
Ex Parte Garland, 71 U.S. 333 (1866): retroactive civil disability for former Confederate officers
