Calder v. Bull, 3 U.S. 386 (1798),[1]is a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court examined its authority to review state legislature decisions.

Vanhorne'S Lessee v. Dorrance, 2 U.S. (2 Dallas) 304 (1795), was one of the earliest cases in which a federal court asserted the right to disregard a state law that was held to be in conflict with the state constitution. A Pennsylvania law divesting one p

Ware v. Hylton, 3 U.S. (3 Dall.) 199 (1796) is a United States Supreme Courtcase where a divided court ruled that an article in the Treaty of Paris, which provided that creditors on both sides should meet no lawful impediment when recovering bona fide deb

Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 (1793), is considered the first United States Supreme Court case of significance and impact. Given its date, there is little available legal precedent (particularly in American law).It was almost immediately super