American Ins. Co. v. 356 Bales of Cotton
Case Date: 04/26/2024
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American Ins. Co. v. 356 Bales of Cotton, 26 U.S. 511 (1828)[1], was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. The case involved the validity of a local court established by Congress in the Florida Territory whose judges lacked life tenure, as mandated by Article III of the Constitution. Chief Justice John Marshall upheld the courts on the basis of Congress's broad power to enact local laws for territories. The case was later discussed in Dred Scott v. Sandford, where Chief Justice Roger Taney distinguished it in holding that Congress could not ban slavery within a territory.
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