US Supreme Court delivered first reported decision

US Supreme Court delivered first reported decision

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August 11, 2009 04:00:00 am

On August 11, 1792, the US Supreme Court delivered its first reported decision, Georgia v. Brailsford.

Learn more about Justice Thomas Johnson, who wrote the Court’s opinion in the case.

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