The Life of John Marshall, Volumen3Cosimo, Inc., 2005 M01 1 - 700 páginas John Marshall (1755-1835) became the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court despite having had almost no formal schooling and after having studied law for a mere six weeks. Nevertheless, Marshall remains the only judge in American history whose distinction derives almost entirely from his judicial career. During Marshall's nearly 35-year tenure as chief justice, he wielded the Constitution's awe-inspiring power aggressively and wisely, setting the Supreme Court on a course for the ages by ensuring its equal position in the triumvirate of the federal government of the United States and securing its role as interpreter and enforcer of the Constitution. Marshall's judicial energies were as unflagging as his vision was expansive. This four-volume life of Marshall received wide acclaim upon its initial publication in 1920, winning the Pulitzer Prize that year, and makes fascinating reading for the lawyer, historian, and legal scholar. |
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... passed selling thirty - five million acres of land for less than one and one half cents an acre - Land companies pay purchase price and re- ceive deeds · Merits of the transaction - Poverty of Georgia and power of the Indians ...
... passed selling thirty - five million acres of land for less than one and one half cents an acre - Land companies pay purchase price and re- ceive deeds · Merits of the transaction - Poverty of Georgia and power of the Indians ...
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... passed thro ' , the driver pointed out to us the spot , right under our wheels , where all the stage horses last year were drowned , but then he consoled us by shewing the tree , on which all the Passengers but one , were saved ...
... passed thro ' , the driver pointed out to us the spot , right under our wheels , where all the stage horses last year were drowned , but then he consoled us by shewing the tree , on which all the Passengers but one , were saved ...
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... passed before his regretful vision , and much of it he was making ready to meet and overcome with the affirmative opinions of constructive judicial statesmanship . Meanwhile he discharged his duties - then very light - as Chief Justice ...
... passed before his regretful vision , and much of it he was making ready to meet and overcome with the affirmative opinions of constructive judicial statesmanship . Meanwhile he discharged his duties - then very light - as Chief Justice ...
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... . 11 , 273–74 . After the Henfield and Ravara cases , Congress passed a law applicable to such offenses . ( See Wharton : State Trials , 93–101 . ) Connecticut , for violating our treaty with Great Britain by 26 JOHN MARSHALL.
... . 11 , 273–74 . After the Henfield and Ravara cases , Congress passed a law applicable to such offenses . ( See Wharton : State Trials , 93–101 . ) Connecticut , for violating our treaty with Great Britain by 26 JOHN MARSHALL.
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... passed any statute covering such cases , Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth practically instructed the jury that under the Brit- ish common law Williams must be found guilty . No American could cease to be a citizen of his own country and ...
... passed any statute covering such cases , Chief Justice Oliver Ellsworth practically instructed the jury that under the Brit- ish common law Williams must be found guilty . No American could cease to be a citizen of his own country and ...
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IMPEACHMENT | 157 |
BIOGRAPHER | 223 |
THE BURR CONSPIRACY | 274 |
THE CAPTURE AND ARRAIGNMENT | 343 |
ADMINISTRATION VERSUS COURT | 398 |
WHAT IS TREASON? 476 | 507 |
FRAUD AND CONTRACT | 546 |
A THE PARAGRAPH OMITTED FROM THE FINAL Draft | 605 |
CASES OF WHICH CHIEF JUSTICE MARSHALL MAY HAVE | 611 |
F ESSENTIAL PART OF MARSHALLS OPINION ON CONSTRUC | 619 |
Términos y frases comunes
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Pasajes populares
Página 140 - If the former part of the alternative be true, then a legislative act contrary to the Constitution is not law ; if the latter part be true, then written constitutions are absurd attempts on the part of the people to limit a power in its own nature illimitable.
Página 141 - ... what is expressly forbidden, such act, notwithstanding the express prohibition, is in reality effectual. It would be giving to the legislature a practical and real omnipotence, with the same breath, which professes to restrict their powers within narrow limits. It is prescribing limits, and declaring, that those limits may be passed at pleasure.
Página 164 - Congress must possess the choice of means, and must be empowered to use any means which are in fact conducive to the exercise of a power granted by the constitution.
Página 140 - Between these alternatives there is no middle ground. The Constitution is either a superior paramount law, unchangeable by ordinary means, or it is on a level with ordinary legislative acts and, like other acts, is alterable when the Legislature shall please to alter it.
Página 131 - To this objection, which is of recent date, it is sufficient to observe that practice and acquiescence under it for a period of several years, commencing with the organization of the judicial system, affords an irresistible answer, and has indeed fixed the construction. It is a contemporary interpretation of the most forcible nature. This practical exposition is too strong and obstinate to be shaken or controlled. Of course, the question is at rest, and ought not now to be disturbed.
Página 618 - ... deliberately spread for him and overwhelmed by the mastering spirit and genius of another — this man, thus ruined and undone, and made to play a subordinate part in this grand drama of guilt and treason— this man is to be called the principal offender, while he, by whom he was thus plunged in misery, is comparatively innocent, a mere accessory...
Página 121 - The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law.
Página 617 - A philosophical apparatus offers to him all the secrets and mysteries of nature. Peace, tranquillity and innocence shed their mingled delights around him. And to crown the enchantment of the scene, a wife, who is said to be lovely even beyond her sex, and graced with every accomplishment that can render it irresistible, had blessed him with .her love, and made him the father of several children.
Página 617 - Blannerhassett's character, that on his arrival in America, he retired even from the population of the Atlantic States, and sought quiet and solitude in the bosom of our western forests. But he carried with him taste and science and wealth; and lo, the desert smiled!
Página 264 - To be prepared for war is one of the most effectual means of preserving peace.
Referencias a este libro
Judges and Their Audiences: A Perspective on Judicial Behavior Lawrence Baum Vista previa limitada - 2006 |
Early American Land Companies: Their Influence on Corporate Development Shaw Livermore Vista de fragmentos - 1939 |