Green v. Biddle
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Green v. Biddle was an 1823 U.S. Supreme Court case that addressed the constitutionality of Kentucky land laws under the Contracts Clause, with an influential opinion authored by Justice Bushrod Washington.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Contracts Clause case
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U.S. Supreme Court case ⓘ land law case ⓘ |
| addresses | impairment of contracts ⓘ |
| bindingAuthority |
binding precedent on Kentucky state courts on federal constitutional issues
ⓘ
binding precedent on lower federal courts ⓘ |
| chiefJusticeAtTime | John Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citation | 21 U.S. (8 Wheat.) 1 ⓘ |
| concerns | constitutionality of Kentucky land laws ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| courtTerm | 1823 term of the U.S. Supreme Court ⓘ |
| decisionDate | 1823 ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| holds | certain Kentucky land laws unconstitutional ⓘ |
| interprets | Contracts Clause of the U.S. Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involves |
Commonwealth of Kentucky
NERFINISHED
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land claimants under Virginia grants ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalImpact |
influential in early Contracts Clause jurisprudence
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strengthened protection of contractual obligations against state interference ⓘ |
| legalSubject |
Contracts Clause
NERFINISHED
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federal-state relations ⓘ land titles ⓘ state land legislation ⓘ |
| opinionBy | Bushrod Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opinionType | majority opinion ⓘ |
| partOf | early 19th-century Supreme Court Contracts Clause decisions ⓘ |
| reasoningBasedOn | compact between Virginia and the United States regarding Kentucky lands ⓘ |
| relatedAreaOfLaw |
constitutional law
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property law ⓘ state sovereignty ⓘ |
| relatedTo | Virginia-Kentucky compact NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriod | Marshall Court era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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