John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court

John Marshall (1755-1835) was arguably the most important judicial figure in American history. As the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1801 to1835, he helped move the Court from the fringes of power to the epicenter of constitutional government. His great opinion...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Newmyer, R. Kent
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baton Rouge : LSU Press, 2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Marshall, John, > 1755-1835
Marshall, John, > 1755-1835.
United States. > Supreme Court.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Biographies.
United States. > Supreme Court > Biography.
Judges.
LAW > Government > Federal.
Juges > États-Unis > Biographies.
Judges > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
collective biographies.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:John Marshall (1755-1835) was arguably the most important judicial figure in American history. As the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court, serving from 1801 to1835, he helped move the Court from the fringes of power to the epicenter of constitutional government. His great opinions in cases like Marbury v. Madison and McCulloch v. Maryland are still part of the working discourse of constitutional law in America. Drawing on a new and definitive edition of Marshall's papers, R. Kent Newmyer combines engaging narrative with new historiographical insights in a fresh interpretati.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (511 pages).
ISBN:9780807149232

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