Waite Court

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The Waite Court was the period in U.S. Supreme Court history when Morrison R. Waite served as Chief Justice from 1874 to 1888, overseeing landmark decisions on federal power, civil rights, and corporate regulation.

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Waite Court canonical 4

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instanceOf period of the Supreme Court of the United States
apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
chiefJustice Morrison R. Waite
compositionFeature justices appointed by Chester A. Arthur
justices appointed by Grover Cleveland
justices appointed by James A. Garfield
justices appointed by Rutherford B. Hayes
justices appointed by Ulysses S. Grant
country United States of America
courtType court of last resort
endTime 1888
era Gilded Age
Reconstruction era
post–Civil War era
followedBy Fuller Court
historicalRole transition between the Chase Court and the Fuller Court in constitutional interpretation
jurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
legalDoctrine early foundations of corporate personhood under the Fourteenth Amendment
narrow interpretation of the Privileges or Immunities Clause
recognition of broad state police power over businesses affected with a public interest
location Washington, D.C.
namedAfter Morrison R. Waite
notableFor decisions on civil rights
decisions on corporate regulation
decisions on federal power
numberOfJustices 9
oversaw early regulation of interstate commerce
interpretation of the Fifteenth Amendment
interpretation of the Fourteenth Amendment
partOf history of the Supreme Court of the United States
precededBy Chase Court
significantCase Civil Rights Cases
Ex parte Yarbrough
Hall v. DeCuir
Kohl v. United States
Minor v. Happersett
Munn v. Illinois
Pennsylvania v. Wheeling and Belmont Bridge Company (postwar litigation phase)
Reynolds v. United States
Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company
Stone v. Mississippi
United States v. Cruikshank
United States v. Reese
Wabash, St. Louis & Pacific Railway Co. v. Illinois
startTime 1874
tendedTo limit federal enforcement of civil rights protections
uphold state police powers in economic regulation

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Chase Court followedBy Waite Court
Stanley Matthews partOf Waite Court
Stephen J. Field partOf Waite Court
Fuller Court precededBy Waite Court