Bank of Minden v. Clement

Bank of Minden v. Clement
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided April 11, 1921
Full case name	Bank of Minden v. Clement
Citations	256 U.S. 126 ( more )
Holding
States may not retroactively render valid contracts invalid via statute.
Court membership
Chief Justice Edward D. White Associate Justices Joseph McKenna  · Oliver W. Holmes Jr. William R. Day  · Willis Van Devanter Mahlon Pitney  · James C. McReynolds Louis Brandeis  · John H. Clarke
Case opinions
Majority	McReynolds
Dissent	Clarke
Laws applied
Contracts Clause

Bank of Minden v. Clement, 256 U.S. 126(1921), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that states may not retroactively render valid contracts invalid via statute. ^{[1] [2]}

References

1. Bank of Minden v. Clement, 256 U.S. 126 (1921).
2. Bickel, Alexander M. (2007). The Judiciary and Responsible Government, 1910-1921. Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the United States Supreme Court. Vol. 9. New York : Cambridge University Press. p. 643. ISBN   978-0-521-87764-0.

External links

• Text of Bank of Minden v. Clement, 256 U.S. 126(1921) is available from: Cornell Findlaw Justia