<P> Texas v. White , 74 U.S. 700 ( 1869 ) was a significant case argued before the United States Supreme Court in 1869 . The case involved a claim by the Reconstruction government of Texas that United States bonds owned by Texas since 1850 had been illegally sold by the Confederate state legislature during the American Civil War . The state filed suit directly with the United States Supreme Court , which , under the United States Constitution , retains original jurisdiction on certain cases in which a state is a party . </P>
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Texas v. White