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Ableman v. Booth 62 U.S. 506 (1859) was a United States Supreme Court case in which the Court held that state courts cannot issue rulings that contradict the decisions of federal courts overturning a decision by the Supreme Court of Wisconsin. The Supreme Court held that under the Constitution the federal courts have the final power to decide cases arising under the Constitution and federal statutes and that the states do not have the power to overturn federal court decisions.