United States v. Coolidge - Milestone Documents

United States v. Coolidge

( 1813 ) Commentary by Austin Allen, University of Houston - Downtown

Joseph Story was, above all, a scholarly justice devoted to the expansion of national power and the common law. These aspects of his jurisprudence are highlighted in various documents. The decision he authored for United States v. Coolidge (1813), written as a Massachusetts circuit court ruling early in his tenure as a Supreme Court justice, demonstrates his commitment to the common law and national authority.

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