Concept information
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political science
American politics and society
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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higher education law
key organizations (criminology)
United States Supreme Court
constitutional issues
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court cases
Preferred term
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Definition
- Supreme Court ruling that prevented states from altering or repealing a private corporate charter—a document that sets forth the basic structure and rules of an organization. The ruling encouraged business by limiting the power of the states to interfere with private contracts. [Source: Student's Guide to the Supreme Court; Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)]
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Date
- 1819
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Dartmouth_College_v._Woodward
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