John Marshall: Writings (LOA #198)
Writings (LOA #198)
$66.29
- Hardcover
928 pages
- Release Date
21 January 2010
Summary
“It is emphatically the province and duty of the judicial department,” John Marshall wrote in Marbury v. Madison, “to say what the law is.” As its Chief Justice from 1801 to 1835, Marshall made the Supreme Court a full and equal branch of the federal government. In so doing, he joined Washington, his mentor, and Jefferson, his ideological rival, in the first rank of American founders. His legacy extends far beyond Marbury, which held for the first time that the Supreme Court has the power to …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781598530643 |
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| ISBN-10: | 159853064X |
| Author: | John Marshall, Charles Hobson |
| Publisher: | The Library of America |
| Imprint: | The Library of America |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 928 |
| Release Date: | 21 January 2010 |
| Weight: | 39g |
| Dimensions: | 205mm x 130mm x 33mm |
| Series: | Library of America Founders Collection |
About The Author
John Marshall
John Marshall (1755-1835) was the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court and the author of a five-volume Life of Washington (1804-1807).Charles F. Hobsonis the author ofThe Great Chief Justice- John Marshall and the Rule of Law andthe editor ofThe Papers of John Marshall.
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