When A Dude Sued His Friend to Steal Native American Land | Fletcher v. Peck

In episode 79 of Supreme Court Briefs, two dudes start a conspiracy to make real estate money by tricking the Supreme Court and end up changing federalism and contract law in the United States forever. Did you know that I wrote a book about the Supreme Court? Well, I did: https://amzn.to/4eex2Xt Here is the audiobook version: https://amzn.to/3tr6dgl My entire Supreme Court Briefs playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHtE7NbaKRef-x3QBDpwvJsr6i1Z3I6TN&si=FTRis9dXIyCIBi-C Produced by Matt Beat and Beat Productions, LLC. All images/video by Matt Beat, found in the public domain, or used under fair use guidelines. Music by Otis McDonald. Creative commons credits: Bubba73 Here's an annotated script with footnotes: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1H5insz6-Krmik-98m66lBcmBnFP8PPZcoBspHFzVCi0/edit?usp=sharing Check out cool primary sources here: https://www.oyez.org/cases/1789-1850/10us87 Sources/further reading: https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/10/87/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fletcher_v._Peck https://civics.supremecourthistory.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/Fletcher-v.-Peck.pdf https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/yazoo-land-fraud/ https://supremecourthistory.org/supreme-court-civics-resources/fletcher-v-peck-1810/ Join this channel to get access to perks: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCmYesELO6axBrCuSpf7S9DQ/join For business inquiries or to send snail mail to Mr. Beat: https://www.iammrbeat.com/contact.html https://www.youtube.com/c/iammrbeat/about How to support and donate to my channel: Subscribe to @iammrbeat & hit the notification bell 🔔 Join for great perks on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/iammrbeat Donate to Mr. Beat on Paypal: https://www.paypal.me/mrbeat Buy Mr. Beat a coffee: https://ko-fi.com/iammrbeat Cameo: https://www.cameo.com/iammrbeat Subscribe to my second channel: The Beat Goes On Patreon for The Beat Goes On: https://www.patreon.com/thebeatgoeson Connect with me: Links: https://linktr.ee/iammrbeat Website: https://www.iammrbeat.com/ Podcast: https://anchor.fm/thebeatpod Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/mrbeat/ @beatmastermatt on Twitter: https://twitter.com/beatmastermatt Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/iammrbeat/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/iammrbeat Beatcord: https://discord.gg/g8cZPjt TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@iammrbeat Merch: https://matt-beat-shop.fourthwall.com/ https://www.bonfire.com/store/mr-beat/ https://sfsf.shop/support-mrbeat/ https://amzn.to/3fdakiZ Affiliate Links: Useful Charts: https://usefulcharts.com/?aff=12 Fourthwall: https://link.fourthwall.com/MrBeat StreamYard: https://streamyard.com/pal/d/5272340869152768 #ushistory #supremecourt #apgovt Fletcher v. Peck was the first case in which the Supreme Court ruled a state law was unconstitutional. The decision also established a strong precedent for the importance of contracts. More specifically, the decision further cemented the protection of property rights. Over the next several decades, it established a big obstacle for the state regulation of private companies. Unfortunately, the decision also introduced another precedent- Native Americans did not hold the complete title to their own lands. And so who won the case Fletcher v. Peck? Fletcher AND Peck. Oh snap. I’ll see you for the next Supreme Court case, jury!