Ogden v. Saunders
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Ogden v. Saunders is an 1827 U.S. Supreme Court case, known for Justice Bushrod Washington’s opinion addressing the constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws under the Contract Clause.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Supreme Court case
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landmark Contract Clause case ⓘ |
| hasChiefJusticeAtTime | John Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCitation | 25 U.S. (12 Wheat.) 213 ⓘ |
| hasConcurringOpinionBy |
Gabriel Duvall
NERFINISHED
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Henry Brockholst Livingston NERFINISHED ⓘ Thomas Todd NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCountry |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| hasCourt | Supreme Court of the United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDecisionDate | 1827 ⓘ |
| hasDissentingOpinionBy |
John Marshall
NERFINISHED
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Joseph Story NERFINISHED ⓘ Smith Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasEra | Marshall Court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early articulation of limits on state power under the Contract Clause
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first and only case in which Chief Justice John Marshall dissented on a major constitutional question ⓘ |
| hasHolding |
state bankruptcy laws cannot constitutionally impair the obligation of contracts made before the enactment of those laws
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state bankruptcy laws may constitutionally discharge the obligations of contracts made after the passage of such laws ⓘ |
| hasImpact | influenced later Contract Clause jurisprudence ⓘ |
| hasJurisdiction | federal question jurisdiction ⓘ |
| hasLegalIssue |
constitutionality of state bankruptcy laws
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interpretation of the Contract Clause ⓘ |
| hasMajorityOpinionBy | Bushrod Washington NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasOpinionCount | multiple separate opinions ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | state law upheld as applied to contracts made after its enactment ⓘ |
| hasParties |
Ogden
NERFINISHED
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Saunders NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasProceduralPosture | writ of error to a state court decision ⓘ |
| hasRuleOfLaw |
the Contract Clause does not prohibit all state bankruptcy laws
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the Contract Clause prohibits states from passing laws that impair the obligation of preexisting contracts ⓘ |
| hasSubjectArea |
bankruptcy law
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constitutional law ⓘ contracts ⓘ |
| hasSubjectMatter | state insolvency and bankruptcy legislation ⓘ |
| hasYearArgued | 1827 ⓘ |
| hasYearDecided | 1827 ⓘ |
| interpretsProvision | Contract Clause of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| involvesConstitutionalArticle | Article I, Section 10, Clause 1 of the United States Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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