The case involved the validity of a local court established by Congress in the Florida Territory whose judges lacked life tenure, as mandated by Article III of the Constitution. Chief Justice John Marshall upheld the courts on the basis of Congress's broad power to enact local laws for territories under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.
The case centered around the constitutionality of a local court established in the Florida Territory by Congress, which lacked life tenure for its judges as mandated by the Constitution's Article III. Chief Justice John Marshall ruled in favor of these courts, citing Congress's power to enact local laws for territories under Article IV, Section 3, Clause 2 of the Constitution.