Cases decided by The Waite Court

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	The Jay Court (1789-1795); The Rutledge Court (1795); The Ellsworth Court (1796-1800); The Marshall Court (1801-1835); The Taney Court (1836-1864); The Chase Court (1864-1873); The Waite Court (1874-1888); The Fuller Court (1888-1910); The White Court (1910-1921); The Taft Court (1921-1930); The Hughes Court (1930-1941); The Stone Court (1941-1946); The Vinson Court (1946-1953); The Warren Court (1953-1969); The Burger Court (1969-1986); The Rehnquist Court (1986-2005); The Roberts Court (2005-)
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	1790s
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	2000s • 2010s • 2020s
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	Landmark cases; Agency dynamics; Executive power; Judicial deference; Nondelegation doctrine; Procedural rights; Redistricting

The Waite Court lasted from January 1874 to March 1888, during the presidencies of Ulysses S. Grant (R), Rutherford B. Hayes (R), James Garfield (R), Chester A. Arthur (R), and Grover Cleveland (D).

Morrison Waite was nominated to become chief justice of the United States Supreme Court by President Ulysses S. Grant on January 19, 1874. He was confirmed by the Senate on January 21, 1874, and received his commission on the same day. He served until his death on March 23, 1888.^[1]

The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest judicial body in the country and leads the judicial branch of the federal government. It is often referred to by the acronym SCOTUS.^[2]

This page lists all cases decided during the Waite court. Those cases are arranged by decision year and then alphabetically within each year.