| Case name
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Citation
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Summary
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| Kidd v. Pearson
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128 U.S. 1 (1888)
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Scope of the Commerce Clause
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| Dent v. West Virginia
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129 U.S. 114 (1889)
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state licensing of doctors
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| Botiller v. Dominguez
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130 U.S. 238 (1889)
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validity of Spanish and Mexican land grants within the Mexican Cession
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| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. City of Chicago
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130 U.S. 581 (1889)
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| Smith v. Bolles
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132 U.S. 125 (1889)
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| Davis v. Beason
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133 U.S. 333 (1890)
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United States federal courts have jurisdiction to hear charges related to polygamy even though it be part of a religious belief
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| Hans v. Louisiana
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134 U.S. 1 (1890)
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sovereign immunity of states, interpreting the Eleventh Amendment
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| Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad v. Minnesota
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134 U.S. 418 (1890)
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states and railway fees
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| In re Neagle
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135 U.S. 1 (1890)
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authority of the U.S. Attorney General to appoint U.S. Marshals as bodyguards to Supreme Court Justices
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| LDS Church v. United States
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136 U.S. 1 (1890)
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upheld revocation of LDS Church charter and confiscation of church property
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| Jones v. United States (1890)
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137 U.S. 202 (1890)
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upheld the Guano Islands Act
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| In re Ross
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140 U.S. 453 (1891)
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application of U.S. law to foreign sailors on U.S. flagged ships while in another country
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| Union Pacific Railway Co. v. Botsford
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141 U.S. 250 (1891)
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right to Bodily integrity
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| Marshall v. Holmes
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141 U.S. 589 (1891)
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unconscionability as grounds for equitable relief where fraud on the court is alleged
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| Counselman v. Hitchcock
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142 U.S. 547 (1892)
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| Holy Trinity Church v. United States
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143 U.S. 457 (1892)
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contracts with foreign citizens, religion
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| United States v. Ballin
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144 U.S. 1 (1892)
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| Lau Ow Bew v. United States
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144 U.S. 47 (1892)
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| Mutual Life Insurance Co. of New York v. Hillmon
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145 U.S. 285 (1892)
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| Illinois Central Railroad v. Illinois
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146 U.S. 387 (1892)
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railroad land dispute, public trust doctrine
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| Kohn v. McNulta
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147 U.S. 238 (1893)
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| Fleitas v. Richardson
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147 U.S. 550 (1893)
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| Virginia v. Tennessee
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148 U.S. 503 (1893)
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| Nix v. Hedden
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149 U.S. 304 (1893)
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status of the tomato as fruit or vegetable under Tariff Act of 1883
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| Fong Yue Ting v. United States
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149 U.S. 698 (1893)
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| Wharton v. Wise
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153 U.S. 155 (1894)
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| McKane v. Durston
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153 U.S. 684 (1894)
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| Schillinger v. United States
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155 U.S. 163 (1894)
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sovereign immunity forbids suit against the Federal government for patent infringement
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| United States v. E. C. Knight Co.
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156 U.S. 1 (1895)
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antitrust action; “Sugar Trust Case”
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| Sparf v. United States
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156 U.S. 51 (1895)
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jury instructions
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| Coffin v. United States
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156 U.S. 432 (1895)
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the presumption of innocence
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| In re Debs
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158 U.S. 564 (1895)
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strikes and interstate commerce
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| Pollock v. Farmers’ Loan & Trust Co.
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158 U.S. 601 (1895)
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income tax and tariffs
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| Hilton v. Guyot
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159 U.S. 113 (1895)
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doctrine of comity
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| United States v. Gettysburg Electric Railway Co.
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160 U.S. 668 (1896)
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| Rosen v. United States
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161 U.S. 29 (1896)
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defendant’s ability to inspect evidence at obscenity trial overcame objection that indictment was too vague
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| Geer v. Connecticut
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161 U.S. 519 (1896)
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states owned the wild animals within their borders and can strictly regulate their management and harvest
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| Schlemmer v. Buffalo, Rochester & Pittsburgh Railway Co.
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162 U.S. 283 (1896)
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| Graver v. Faurot
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162 U.S. 435 (1896)
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Judiciary Act of 1891 bars Court from considering entire case without questions that can be separately resolved; cert denied and question of resolving two earlier cases reverts to Seventh Circuit
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| Talton v. Mayes
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163 U.S. 376 (1896)
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individual rights in U.S. Constitution not applicable to tribal governments
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| Ward v. Race Horse
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163 U.S. 504 (1896)
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| Plessy v. Ferguson
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163 U.S. 537 (1896)
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segregation; “separate but equal”
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| United States v. Ball
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163 U.S. 662 (1896)
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double jeopardy
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| Allen v. United States (1896)
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164 U.S. 492 (1896)
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| Allgeyer v. Louisiana
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165 U.S. 578 (1897)
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Freedom of contract
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| Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Co. v. City of Chicago
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166 U.S. 226 (1897)
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| United States v. Trans-Missouri Freight Association
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166 U.S. 290 (1897)
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railroads and rate fixing
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| Davis v. Massachusetts
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167 U.S. 43 (1897)
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| Interstate Commerce Commission v. Cincinnati, New Orleans and Texas Pacific Railway Co.
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167 U.S. 479 (1897)
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powers of an administrative agency
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| Barrett v. United States
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169 U.S. 218 (1898)
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South Carolina had not been subdivided into separate federal judicial districts
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| Holden v. Hardy
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169 U.S. 366 (1898)
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working hours of miners
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| United States v. Wong Kim Ark
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169 U.S. 649 (1898)
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citizenship and race
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| Hawker v. New York
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170 U.S. 189 (1898)
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character and doctor’s licenses
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| Williams v. Mississippi
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170 U.S. 213 (1898)
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literacy tests
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| Smyth v. Ames
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171 U.S. 361 (1898)
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| City of Walla Walla v. Walla Walla Water Co.
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172 U.S. 1 (1898)
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| Andersen v. Treat
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172 U.S. 24 (1898)
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| United States v. Johnson (1899)
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173 U.S. 363 (1899)
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| Morris v. United States
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174 U.S. 196 (1899)
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| Brown v. New Jersey
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175 U.S. 172 (1899)
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use of a struck jury
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| Addyston Pipe & Steel Co. v. United States
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175 U.S. 211 (1899)
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| Malony v. Adsit
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175 U.S. 281 (1899)
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trial judge must authenticate bill of exceptions
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| Cumming v. Richmond County Board of Education
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175 U.S. 528 (1899)
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segregation in public schools
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| The Paquete Habana
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175 U.S. 677 (1900)
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prize in admiralty law and customary international law
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| Maxwell v. Dow
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176 U.S. 581 (1900)
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Utah court procedure
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| Bad Elk v. United States
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177 U.S. 529 (1900)
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unlawful arrest
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| Taylor v. Beckham
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178 U.S. 548 (1900)
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Kentucky gubernatorial election of 1899
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| Austin v. Tennessee
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179 U.S. 343 (1900)
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restricting or prohibiting the sale of tobacco
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| Marks v. Shoup
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181 U.S. 562 (1901)
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Property issues
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| Insular Cases
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| DeLima v. Bidwell
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182 U.S. 1 (1901)
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constitutional status of Puerto Rico and the Philippines
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| Goetze v. United States
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182 U.S. 221 (1901)
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| Armstrong v. United States
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182 U.S. 243 (1901)
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| Downes v. Bidwell
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182 U.S. 244 (1901)
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| Huus v. New York & Porto Rico S.S. Co.
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182 U.S. 392 (1901)
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| Dooley v. United States
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183 U.S. 151 (1901)
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| Fourteen Diamond Rings v. United States
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183 U.S. 176 (1901)
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| Compagnie Francaise de Navigation a Vapeur v. Louisiana Board of Health
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186 U.S. 380 (1902)
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Constitutionality of state quarantine laws
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| Lone Wolf v. Hitchcock
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187 U.S. 553 (1903)
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power of Congress to abrogate treaties with Native American tribes
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| Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.
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188 U.S. 239 (1903)
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copyright protection of illustrations made for advertisements
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| Champion v. Ames
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188 U.S. 321 (1903)
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Congressional Commerce Clause regulation of lottery tickets
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| Yamataya v. Fisher
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189 U.S. 86 (1903)
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| Giles v. Harris
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189 U.S. 475 (1903)
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voting rights, Eleventh Amendment
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| Hawaii v. Manikichi
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190 U.S. 197 (1903)
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sometimes considered one of the Insular Cases
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| Ex parte Joins
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191 U.S. 93 (1903)
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| Missouri, Kansas, & Texas Railway Co. of Texas v. May
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194 U.S. 267 (1904)
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14th Amendment permits law which penalizes railroads for allowing weeds to grow
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| Kepner v. United States
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195 U.S. 100 (1904)
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sometimes considered one of the Insular Cases
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| Dorr v. United States
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195 U.S. 138 (1904)
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sometimes considered one of the Insular Cases
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| Gonzales v. Williams
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192 U.S. 1 (1904)
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Puerto Ricans and illegal aliens
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| Northern Securities Co. v. United States
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193 U.S. 197 (1904)
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Antitrust, application of the Sherman Antitrust Act
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| Johnson v. Southern Pacific Co.
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196 U.S. 1 (1904)
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| Burton v. United States (1905)’’
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196 U.S. 283 (1905)
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| Swift & Co. v. United States
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196 U.S. 375 (1905)
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Commerce Clause, to regulate monopolies
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| Jacobson v. Massachusetts
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197 U.S. 11 (1905)
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Police power supersedes freedom of religion in matters of public health; vaccination requirements are constitutional
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| Rasmussen v. United States
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197 U.S. 516 (1905)
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sometimes considered one of the Insular Cases
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| Lochner v. New York
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198 U.S. 45 (1905)
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freedom of contract, substantive due process
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| Harris v. Balk
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198 U.S. 215 (1905)
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quasi in rem jurisdiction
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| Chicago Board of Trade v. Christie Grain
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198 U.S. 236 (1905)
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upholding power of Chicago Board of Trade to regulate futures contracts
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| United States v. Ju Toy
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198 U.S. 253 (1905)
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| United States v. Winans
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198 U.S. 371 (1905)
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| Rogers v. Peck
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199 U.S. 425 (1905)
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| United States v. Detroit Timber & Lumber Co.
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200 U.S. 321 (1906)
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| Hale v. Henkel
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201 U.S. 43 (1906)
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witness testimony in antitrust cases
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| Burton v. United States (1906)’’
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202 U.S. 344 (1906)
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| Hodges v. United States
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203 U.S. 1 (1906)
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| Northwestern National Life Ins. Co. v. Riggs
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203 U.S. 243 (1906)
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upheld power of states to regulate insurance contracts against Fourteenth Amendment challenge
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| United States v. Shipp
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203 U.S. 563 (1906)
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Only criminal trial in the court’s history. Lynching.
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| Seneca Nation of Indians v. Christy
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205 U.S. 1 (1907)
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| Tinsley v. Treat
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205 U.S. 20 (1907)
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| Kessler v. Treat
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205 U.S. 33 (1907)
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| Halter v. Nebraska
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205 U.S. 34 (1907)
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| Citizens’ Savings & Trust Co. v. Illinois Central Railway Co.
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205 U.S. 46 (1907)
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| Wilmington Star Mining Co. v. Fulton
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205 U.S. 60 (1907)
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| United States ex rel. West v. Hitchcock
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205 U.S. 80 (1907)
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| Pearcy v. Stranahan
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205 U.S. 257 (1907)
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| Patterson v. Colorado
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205 U.S. 454 (1907)
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| Kessler v. Eldred
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206 U.S. 285 (1907)
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| Hunter v. City of Pittsburgh
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207 U.S. 161 (1907)
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| Winters v. United States
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207 U.S. 564 (1908)
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| Adair v. United States
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208 U.S. 161 (1908)
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“Yellow Dog contract”
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| Loewe v. Lawlor
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208 U.S. 274 (1908)
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Sherman Antitrust Act applied against labor union boycott
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| Muller v. Oregon
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208 U.S. 412 (1908)
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protective labor laws, protection of women
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| White-Smith Music Publishing Co. v. Apollo Co.
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209 U.S. 1 (1908)
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manufacturers of player pianos need not pay royalties to copyright holders of music
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| Ex parte Young
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209 U.S. 123 (1908)
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exception to sovereign immunity under the Eleventh Amendment
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| Ware & Leland v. Mobile County
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209 U.S. 405 (1908)
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contracts for the sales of cotton for future delivery that do not oblige interstate shipments are not subjects of interstate commerce, and are taxable by states
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| Bobbs-Merrill Co. v. Straus
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210 U.S. 339 (1908)
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First-sale doctrine, copyright holder cannot control resale prices by use of licenses
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| Londoner v. City and County of Denver
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210 U.S. 373 (1908)
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role of due process in administrative rulemaking
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| Continental Paper Bag Co. v. Eastern Paper Bag Co.
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210 U.S. 405 (1908)
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patent and antitrust
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| Berea College v. Kentucky
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211 U.S. 45 (1908)
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state laws and segregation of educational facilities
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| Twining v. New Jersey
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211 U.S. 78 (1908)
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Fifth Amendment does not apply to state trials
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| Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co. v. Mottley
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211 U.S. 149 (1908)
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federal question jurisdiction, the “well-pleaded complaint rule”
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| North American Cold Storage Co. v. City of Chicago
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211 U.S. 306 (1908)
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| Moyer v. Peabody
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212 U.S. 78 (1909)
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citizens’ rights during insurrection
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| Welch v. Swasey
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214 U.S. 91 (1909)
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Massachusetts’ statute restricting building heights is constitutional
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| Maryland v. West Virginia
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217 U.S. 1 (1910)
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| Weems v. United States
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217 U.S. 349 (1910)
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