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Quotation from Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward by Supreme Court of the United States
“Taken in its broad, unlimited sense, the clause would be an unprofitable and vexatious interference with the internal concerns of a state”
Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), stating the argument for New Hampshire (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource))
Marshall restates the argument of Woodward's counsel that a broad reading of the Contract Clause would hamper the states' governance of their own institutions.
Citation: "Taken in its broad, unlimited sense, the clause would be an unprofitable and vexatious interference with the internal concerns of a state" — Supreme Court of the United States, Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Opinion of the Court (Marshall, C.J.), stating the argument for New Hampshire (U.S. Reports text (Wikisource)). (id dartmouth-college-v-woodward-q4)
Portrait: John Marshall by Henry Inman, 1832, Henry Inman, Public domain.
