In this case, the Supreme Court judges were: [[James Wilson]], [[William Cushing]], [[James Iredell]], [[William Paterson]] and [[Samuel Chase]].<ref name = "WP2"> {{cite web
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Justice [[Samuel Chase]] argued that the government has no authority to interfere with an individual's rights, and "the general principles of law and reason" forbid the legislature from doing interfering.
