Pennover v. Neff was decided in this decade, which spans the entire tenure of Justice William Strong, the author of opinions like the eminent domain case Kohl v. United States.
A Supreme Court case decided in this decade, City of Elizabeth v. American Nicholson Pavement, established the "experimental use exception" in patent law. Another case decided in this decade held that because a defendant was not physically present or served papers within Oregon, that state had no personal jurisdiction. Pennover v. Neff was decided in this decade, which spans the entire tenure of Justice William Strong, the author of opinions like the eminent domain case Kohl v. United States. The Court denied Myra Bradwell's right to practice law in Illinois in this decade, for reasons that it repeated in Minor v. Happersett. This decade included the oft-paired decisions of US v. Reese and US v. Cruikshank, which invalidated a conviction under the Enforcement Act of perpetrators of the Colfax Massacre. For 10 points, name this decade in which the Slaughterhouse Cases were decided, and Morrison Waite became chief justice.
A Supreme Court case decided in this decade, City of Elizabeth v. American Nicholson Pavement, established the "experimental use exception" in patent law.
1870s [prompt on 70s]