List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court

This is a chronological list of cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 - June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (February 15, 1790 - March 5, 1791), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 - December 15, 1800).

Case name	Citation	Summary
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Jay, October 19, 1789
Van Staphorst v. Maryland	(1791)	first docketed case of the Supreme Court, settled before arguments
West v. Barnes	2 U.S. 401 (1791)	first decision of the Supreme Court, strictly interpreting procedural filing requirements mandated by statute
Georgia v. Brailsford	2 U.S. 402 (1792)	A State may sue in the Supreme Court to enjoin payment of a judgment on foreign debt until it can be ascertained to whom the money belongs
Hayburn's Case	2 U.S. 409 (1792)	justiciability and separation of powers
Georgia v. Brailsford	2 U.S. 415 (1793)	suits in which states may be a party; continuation of Georgia v. Brailsford (1792)
Chisholm v. Georgia	2 U.S. 419 (1793)	first “major” case; federal jurisdiction over suits vs. states; state sovereign immunity; led to Eleventh Amendment
Georgia v. Brailsford	3 U.S. 1 (1794)	Jury nullification

Case name	Citation	Summary
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Rutledge, August 12, 1795
United States v. Peters	3 U.S. 121 (1795)	Federal district court has no authority over a foreign privateer when the captured ship was not within its jurisdiction.
Talbot v. Janson	3 U.S. 133 (1795)	admiralty and citizenship

Case name	Citation	Summary
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth, March 8, 1796
Hylton v. United States	3 U.S. 171 (1796)	tax on carriages
Hollingsworth v. Virginia	3 U.S. 378 (1798)	ratification of Eleventh Amendment, presidential approval is unnecessary for Constitutional amendment
Calder v. Bull	3 U.S. 386 (1798)	ex post facto clause applies to criminal, not civil cases
New York v. Connecticut	4 U.S. 1 (1799)	first original jurisdiction suit between two States

References

Lists of United States Supreme Court cases

List of cases by Court	Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (1789–1800) Marshall Court (1801–35) Taney Court (1836–64) Chase Court (1864–73) Waite Court (1874–88) Fuller Court (1888–1910) White Court (1910–21) Taft Court (1921–30) Hughes Court (1930–41) Stone Court (1941–46) Vinson Court (1946–53) Warren Court (1953–69) Burger Court (1969–86) Rehnquist Court (1986–2005) Roberts Court (2005–present)

Complete list	Lists of United States Supreme Court cases by volume (United States Reports)

By recent term	2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

Other lists	Landmark decisions First Amendment cases Native American tribes cases

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