In Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward , the Supreme Court ruled that private corporations did not have the same protected rights as a U.S. citizen.

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In Trustees of Dartmouth College​ v. Woodward , the Supreme Court ruled that private corporations did not have the same protected rights as a U.S. citizen.

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In Trustees of Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819), the Supreme Court ruled that the charter granted to Dartmouth College by King George III was a contract and that the New Hampshire legislature could not alter it, thus protecting the rights of private corporations under the Contract Clause of the Constitution. This case did not address the rights of corporations as U.S. citizens directly but rather affirmed the protection of contracts from state interference.

In Trustees of Dartmouth College​ V

In Trustees of Dartmouth College V