End date 1810 | ||
Full case name Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank and Others Majority Marshall, joined by unanimous | ||
Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank, 9 U.S. 303 (1809), was a United States Supreme Court case that held part of the Judiciary Act of 1789 unconstitutional. The invalidated portion conferred federal courts jurisdiction to try cases between aliens.
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