Hodgson v. Bowerbank

Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided February 10, 1810
Full case name	Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank and Others
Citations	9 U.S. 303 ( more ) 5 Cranch 303; 3 L. Ed. 108; 1809 U.S. LEXIS 437
Court membership
Chief Justice John Marshall Associate Justices William Cushing  · Samuel Chase Bushrod Washington  · William Johnson H. Brockholst Livingston  · Thomas Todd
Case opinion
Majority	Marshall, joined by unanimous

Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank, 9 U.S. (5 Cranch) 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. ^[1]

References

1. Varat, J.D. Constitutional Law Cases and Materials, Concise Thirteenth Edition. Foundation Press, New York, NY: 2009, p. 33

External links

• Text of Hodgson and Thompson v. Bowerbank, 9 U.S. (5 Cranch )303(1809) is available from: Google Scholar University of Chicago