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Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge 1837 Contract Clause of the Constitution
United States v. Segui 1836 upholding the validity of a Spanish land grant in Florida
Wheaton v. Peters 1834 copyright perpetuity; common law copyright
Ex Parte Madrazzo 1833 standing in an admiralty case
Barron v. Baltimore 1833 reach of the Bill of Rights
Worcester v. Georgia 1832 Indian removal
Cherokee Nation v. Georgia 1831 Indian nations as foreign states
Willson v. Black-Bird Creek Marsh Co. 1829 Dormant Commerce Clause
American Ins. Co. v. 356 Bales of Cotton 1828 The Territorial Clause and the ability of Congress to set up Article I tribunals
Ogden v. Saunders 1827 state bankruptcy law
Osborn v. Bank of the United States 1824 scope of Article III jurisdiction; interpretation of the 11th Amendment
Gibbons v. Ogden 1824 Congressional power to regulate interstate commerce
Johnson v. M'Intosh 1823 inability of Native Americans to own land
Cohens v. Virginia 1821 judicial review of state supreme court decisions