Judicial Review
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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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Cohens v. Virginia
Significant CaseThe Supreme Court's opinion that clarified its appellate jurisdiction over state laws.
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Affirming Judicial Independence
EraThrough a series of landmark decisions, the Justices of the Marshall Court affirmed the judicial independence of the federal courts, the authority of the Supreme Court, and ensured that the Judicial Branch was an equal branch of the federal government.
