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(A single decision on a group of cases with similar legal problems). Legalized segregation with regard to private property.
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Civil Rights Cases of 1883
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Due to a narrow interpretation of the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the court undermined the authority of the federal government to act against monopolies.
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U.S. v. E.C. Knight Co.
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Re-established the authority of the federal government to fight monopolies under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act.
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Northern Securities Co. v. U.S.
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Speaking for a widely divided court, Chief Justice Taney ruled that Dred Scott was not a citizen and had no standing in court; Scott's residence in a free state and territory had not made him free since he returned to Missouri; Congress had no power to prohibit slavery in a territory, thus voiding the Missouri Compromise of 1820.
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Scott v. Sanford
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Declared the income tax under the Wilson-Gorman Tariff to be unconstitutional.
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Pollock v. The Farmer's Loan and Trust Co.
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Declared state-passed Granger laws that regulated interstate commerce unconstitutional.
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Wabash, St. Louis, and Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois
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Ruled that a civilian cannot be tried in military courts while civil courts are available.
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Ex parte Milligan
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Legalized segregation in publicy owned facilities on the basis of "separate but equal".
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Plessy v. Ferguson
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Found that Granger law regulations were violations of the Fifth Amendment right to property.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul Railroad Co. v. Minnesota
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Confirmed the right of the federal government to place tariffs on goods entering the U.S. from U.S. territories on the grounds that "the Constitution does not follow the flag."
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"Insular Cases"/Downes v. Bidwell
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