In a brief opinion, in which it is worthy of particular note that the Supreme Court was unanimous, Marshall says that the Constitution protects "contracts to which a state is a party, as well as ... contracts between individuals....
Albert Beveridge: “In a brief opinion, in which it is worthy of particular note that the Supreme Court was unanimous, Marshall says that…”
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Beveridge notes a significant Supreme Court opinion by John Marshall affirming the constitutional protection of contracts involving states.
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