In Fletcher v. Peck (1810), the Supreme Court invalidated as a violation of the ________ Clause a Georgia law rescinding the state's sale of land to private investors.

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The Contract Clause of the Constitution prohibits states from impairing contractual obligations. In this case, the Georgia law rescinding the sale of land to private investors violated the contract clause of the Constitution, and was therefore invalidated by the Supreme Court.

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