Law and Equity Clause

The judicial Power shall extend to all Cases, in Law and Equity, arising under this Constitution, the Laws of the United States, and Treaties made, or which shall be made, under their Authority;—to all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls;—to all Cases of admiralty and maritime Jurisdiction;—to Controversies to which the United States shall be a Party;—to Controversies between two or more States;— between a State and Citizens of another State,—between Citizens of different States,—between Citizens of the same State claiming Lands under Grants of different States, and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects.

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September 17, 1787 190 annotations 174,277 viewsUnited States Constitutionauthor: James Madison
The Constitution of the United States.
October 25, 1780 190 annotations 30,307 viewsConstitution of Massachusetts
November 11, 1776 220 annotations 15,870 viewsConstitution of Maryland
March 26, 1776 107 annotations 14,106 viewsConstitution of South Carolina
December 18, 1787 55 annotations 12,208 viewsThe Dissent of the Minority of the Pennsylvania Convention, Pennsylvania Packet
September 7, 1789 44 annotations 10,090 viewsAdditional Articles of Amendments
June 27, 1788 77 annotations 8,887 viewsAmendments Proposed by the Virginia Convention
June 20, 1632 44 annotations 8,729 viewsThe Charter of Maryland
August 27, 1787 7 annotations 7,951 viewsJames Madison's Notes of the Constitutional Conventionauthor: James Madison
October 24, 1787 29 annotations 7,791 viewsCentinel II
January 31, 1788 14 annotations 5,477 viewsBrutus XI
December 7, 1787 24 annotations 5,444 viewsJames Wilsons' Notes of the Pennsylvania Ratification Convention
May 21, 1787 14 annotations 4,742 viewsGeorge Mason to Arthur Leeauthor: George Mason · recipient: Arthur Lee
June 27, 1788 35 annotations 4,690 viewsMelancton Smith's Notes of the New York Ratification Convention Debatesauthor: Melancton Smith
June 21, 1788 14 annotations 4,673 viewsJournal Notes of the Virginia Ratification Convention Proceedings
October 17, 1787 9 annotations 4,653 viewsA Democratic Federalist
June 19, 1788 32 annotations 4,437 viewsJournal Notes of the Virginia Ratification Convention Proceedings
August 30, 1787 37 annotations 4,173 viewsObjections to the Constitution
July 5, 1788 17 annotations 4,121 viewsFrancis Childs' Notes of the New York Ratification Convention Debatesauthor: Francis Childs
August 27, 1787 25 annotations 3,777 viewsDraft Resolution by John Blairauthor: John Blair · recipient: John Blair