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mar 1, 1810 - Fletcher v Peck (Mar 1810)

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Marshall rules that legis grant = contract & that Constitution forbids state laws impairing contracts, protected property rights against popular pressures; Georgia legis granted 35 mill acres to Yazoo River country to private speculators but cancelled transaction after public outcry; One of the earliest clear assertions of federal Constitution vs state courts

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mar 1, 1810
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~ 215 years ago