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| Fletcher v. Peck | |
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| Argued February 15, 1810 Decided March 16, 1810 | |
| Full case name | Robert Fletcher v. John Peck |
| Citations | 10 U.S. 87 (more) |
| Case history | |
| Prior | Demurrer overruled, D. Mass |
| Subsequent | None |
| Holding | |
| The Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution prohibited Georgia from voiding contracts for the transfer of land, even though they were secured through illegal bribery. Circuit Court for the District of Massachusetts affirmed. | |
| Court membership | |
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| Case opinions | |
| Majority | Marshall, joined by Cushing, Chase, Washington, Livingston, Todd |
| Concur/dissent | Johnson |
| Laws applied | |
| U.S. Const. art. I, § 10, cl. 1 | |
Fletcher v. Peck, 10 U.S. (6 Cranch) 87 (1810), was a landmark United States Supreme Court decision in which the Supreme Court first ruled a state law unconstitutional. The decision created a growing precedent for the sanctity of legal contracts and hinted that Native Americans did not hold complete title to their own lands (an idea fully realized in Johnson v. McIntosh).[1]
- ^ Barker, Joanne (2022). "The Corporation and the Tribe". In Koshy, Susan (ed.). Colonial Racial Capitalism. Duke University Press. p. 41-45.