Chisholm v. Georgia
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chisholm-v-georgia-250-18204921
title:
Chisholm v. Georgia
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Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793), is considered the first United States Supreme Court case of significance and impact. Since the case was argued prior to the formal pronouncement of judicial review by Marbury v. Madison (1803), there was little available legal precedent. The Court in a 4–1 decision ruled in favor of Alexander Chisholm, executor of an estate of a citizen of South Carolina, holding that Article III, Section 2 grants federal courts jurisdiction in cases between a state and a
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1793 United States Supreme Court case
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chisholm_v._Georgia
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2024-04-12T08:08:05Z
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