List of United States Supreme Court cases prior to the Marshall Court

This is a chronological list of notable cases decided by the United States Supreme Court during the tenures of Chief Justices John Jay (October 19, 1789 - June 29, 1795), John Rutledge (February 15, 1790 - March 5, 1791), and Oliver Ellsworth (March 8, 1796 - December 15, 1800).

Case name	Citation	Summary
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Jay, October 19, 1789
Hayburn's Case	2 U.S. 409 (1792)	justiciability and separation of powers
Chisholm v. Georgia	2 U.S. 419 (1793)	first “major” case; federal jurisdiction over suits vs. states; state sovereign immunity
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice John Rutledge, August 12, 1795
Talbot v. Janson	3 U.S. 133	admiralty and citizenship
Beginning of active duty of Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth, March 8, 1796
Hylton v. United States	3 U.S. 171 (1796)	tax on carriages
Hollingsworth v. Virginia	3 U.S. 378 (1798)	ratification of Eleventh Amendment, presidential approval is unnecessary for Constitutional amendment
Calder v. Bull	3 U.S. 386 (1798)	ex post facto clause applies to criminal, not civil cases
New York v. Connecticut	4 U.S. 1 (1799)	first original jurisdiction suit between two States