Subject: Supreme Court of the United States

A chamber card of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, with envelope. The card and envelope are dated January 1, 1998.

Letter written by Andrew Russell to his brother, Col. Gilbert Russell, on June 30, 1821, discussing the landmark Supreme Court case *Cohens v. Virginia*. The letter inquires about Russell's knowledge of the case and the arguments presented by General Alexander Smyth. The case established the Supreme Court's authority to review state court decisions on federal law.

Typed letter, fully signed, from Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo to Representative Emanuel Celler. Written on court stationary, the letter references a bequest by Justice Holmes. Dated March 24, 1935, from Washington, District of Columbia.

This issue of the National Intelligencer, published in Washington, D.C., on March 15, 1821, features extensive coverage of the landmark Supreme Court case, Cohens v. Virginia. The article details the case, which involved the brothers Cohen's conviction for violating Virginia's lottery laws despite the legality of their activities under an act of Congress. The newspaper provides a comprehensive report of the legal arguments and the court's decision, including discussions on the Supreme Court's jurisdiction over state supreme court decisions in criminal matters and the supremacy of federal law. The issue also contains a Cohen lottery advertisement, an ironic juxtaposition given the case's subject matter.

This pamphlet, published in Steubenville, Ohio, in 1821 by James Wilson, contains a review of the landmark Supreme Court case *Cohens v. Virginia*. The case, which involved the sale of lottery tickets in violation of state law, established the supremacy of federal law over state law. The pamphlet also includes a letter from an unnamed gentleman further discussing the implications of the Supreme Court's decision. This is an early imprint from Steubenville's only printer at the time. The author of the review is Charles Hammond.

This 1821 pamphlet contains a proposal by Virginia Assembly member Mr. Miller of Powhatan, offering a substitute for the report and resolutions addressing a complaint by the U.S. Supreme Court regarding the sale of District of Columbia lottery tickets in Virginia. The controversy established significant precedent on states' rights. Published in Richmond by Thomas Ritchie, printer for the Commonwealth, the pamphlet details the legal challenge involving Philip and Mendez Cohen, who were selling D.C. lottery tickets in Norfolk, Virginia, contrary to state law. The Supreme Court case, Cohens v. Virginia, asserted the Supreme Court's authority to overrule conflicting state laws, underscoring the supremacy of federal law.

Typed letter from Supreme Court Justice Benjamin Cardozo to Representative Emanuel Celler, declining to sit for a portrait. The letter is dated March 24, 1935, and is written on official Supreme Court stationery. It is fully signed by Cardozo.