Hodgson v. Bowerbank - Alchetron, The Free Social Encyclopedia

End date 1810
Full case name Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank and Others Citations 9 U.S. 303 (more) 3 L. Ed. 108; 1809 U.S. LEXIS 437; 5 Cranch 303 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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