John Marshall
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The Practice of Dissent in the Early Court
ArticleDissents play an important role within the judicial system.
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The Marshall Court’s First Dissent
ArticleJustice William Johnson's Dissent in Huidekoper's Lessee v. Douglass (1805)
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The Cherokee Nation Cases
Significant CaseThe lawsuits that forced the examination of the relationship between law and politics, particularly with respect to the Supreme Court’s ability to enforce its judgment during the early years of the Republic
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John Marshall
Life StoryThe soldier, attorney, and American statesman who became the longest serving Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
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Fletcher v. Peck
Significant CaseThe first time the Supreme Court declared a state law unconstitutional and a formative decision interpreting the Commerce Clause.
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Cohens v. Virginia
Significant CaseThe Supreme Court's opinion that clarified its appellate jurisdiction over state laws.
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Co-Equal Leader: The Role of the Chief Justice of the United States
ArticleHow the Chief Justice manages the federal government's Judicial Branch
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Chief Justice Marshall’s First Dissent
ArticleChief Justice Marshall's first and only dissent in Ogden v. Saunders (1827)
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Bushrod Washington
Life StoryA learned judge whose tireless pursuit of legal knowledge was the keystone of his judgments as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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Boarding Houses
ArticleLocal establishments that served as a dwelling, meeting place, and unofficial headquarters for the early Supreme Court Justices