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Hodgson V. Bowerbank
''Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank'', 9 U.S. (5 Cranch) 303 (1809), was a Supreme Court of the United States, United States Supreme Court case that held part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. The invalidated portion conferred United States federal courts, federal courts jurisdiction to try cases between aliens.Varat, J.D. ''Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition.'' Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 33 References External links * {{caselaw source , case = ''Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank'', {{Ussc, 9, 303, 1809, Cranch, 5, el=no , cornell = , courtlistener = , findlaw = , googlescholar = https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=14599239034313995142 , justia = , openjurist = , oyez = , other_source1 = University of Chicago , other_url1 =http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/documents/a3_2_1s52.html United States Supreme Court cases 1809 in United States case law United States Supreme Court cases ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Cranch
William Cranch (July 17, 1769 – September 1, 1855) was a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge and chief judge of the United States Circuit Court of the District of Columbia. A staunch Federalist Party, Federalist and nephew of President John Adams, Cranch moved his legal practice from Massachusetts to the new national capital, where he became one of three city land commissioners for Washington, D.C., and during his judicial service also was the 2nd Reporter of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States and a Professor of law at Columbian College (which later became George Washington University). Early life and education Cranch was born on July 17, 1769, in Weymouth, Massachusetts to Mary (Smith), the sister of Abigail Adams and her husband Richard Cranch, who had emigrated from Devonshire when he was twenty years old. His father, although educated as a watchmaker, became the town's postmaster and an ardent patriot during the American Revolutionary ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |