John Marshall

John Marshall was Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 to 1835, and presided over many of the most important decisions and precedents in the history of the federal government. During his tenure, Marshall wrote opinions affirming the Supreme Court's right of judicial review, and several decisions which acted to limit the ability of states to act in ways inimical to the functioning of the federal government.

• Marbury v. Madison 1803: Established precedent of judicial review, affirming that the Supreme Court has the power to overturn unconstitutional legislation.
• McCulloch v. Maryland 1819: Established that Congress had "implied powers" under the Constitution which allowed it to enact laws necessary for the functioning of the federal government and that states could not act to impede such functioning
• Dartmouth College v. Woodward 1819: Established that states could not pass laws or act to impair the obligation of contracts; gave corporations and businesses broad powers in relation to the state
• Worcester v. Georgia 1832: Established that states could not redraw or change boundaries of Native American lands because only Congress had the power

• Cornell University Law School: Legal Information Institute
  • Marbury v. Madison (1803)
  • McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
  • Dartmouth College v. Woodward (1819)
  • Cohens v. Virginia (1821)
  • Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)
• Supreme Court Historical Society & Streetlaw: Landmarkcases.org
  • Marbury v. Madison
  • McCulloch v. Maryland
  • Gibbons v. Ogden

• The OYEZ Project: John Marshall Portrait
• U.S. State Department: John Marshall Portrait
• Library of Congress: John Marshall Giving the Oath of Office to President Andrew Jackson
• John Marshall House: John Marshall in Profile
• U.S. National Archives and Records Administration: 100 Milestone Documents
  • Document Images of Marbury v. Madison (1803)
  • Document Images of McCulloch v. Maryland (1819)
  • Document Images of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824)

• Marshall University: John Marshall Research Center
• Project Gutenberg: Edward Corwin, John Marshall and the Constitution; a Chronicle of the Supreme Court
• Amazon.com:
  • John Marshall: Definer of a Nation, by Jean Edward Smith
  • The Great Chief Justice: John Marshall and the Rule of Law, by Charles F. Hobson
  • Marbury v. Madison : The Origins and Legacy of Judicial Review, by William E. Nelson
  • John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court, by R. Kent Newmyer

• 1755: Born September 24, in Germantown, Virginia

• 1777-78: Served in the Continental Army during the Revolutionary War

• 1780: Admitted to the Bar and started law practice in Richmond, Virginia

• 1788: Served as a delegate to the Virginia convention called to ratify the U.S. Constitution

• 1797: President Adams appointed Marshall as envoy to France

• 1799: Elected to the U.S. House of Representatives

• 1800: Confirmed by the Senate as President Adams' Secretary of State

• 1800-35: Served as Chief Justice of the United States

• 1835: Died July 6, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

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