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Bank of Minden v. Clement

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Bank of Minden v. Clement
Decided April 11, 1921
Full case nameBank of Minden v. Clement
Citations256 U.S. 126 (more)
Holding
States may not retroactively render valid contracts invalid via statute.
Court membership
Chief Justice
Edward D. White
Associate Justices
Joseph McKenna · Oliver W. Holmes Jr.
William R. Day · Willis Van Devanter
Mahlon Pitney · James C. McReynolds
Louis Brandeis · John H. Clarke
Case opinions
MajorityMcReynolds
DissentClarke
Laws applied
Contracts Clause

Bank of Minden v. Clement, 256 U.S. 126 (1921), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court held that states may not retroactively render valid contracts invalid via statute.[1][2]

References

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  1. ^ Bank of Minden v. Clement, 256 U.S. 126 (1921).
  2. ^ Bickel, Alexander M. (2007). The Judiciary and Responsible Government, 1910-1921. Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the United States Supreme Court. Vol. 9. New York : Cambridge University Press. p. 643. ISBN 978-0-521-87764-0.
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