Federalism
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Joseph Story
Life StoryThe poet-at-heart who became the youngest Associate Justice of the Supreme Court and a leading Constitutional scholar whose work continues to influence modern interpretations of law.
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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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Fletcher v. Peck
Significant CaseThe first time the Supreme Court declared a state law unconstitutional and a formative decision interpreting the Commerce Clause.
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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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Bushrod Washington
Life StoryA learned judge whose tireless pursuit of legal knowledge was the keystone of his judgments as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
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Barron v. Baltimore
Significant CaseJohn Marshall’s last opinion which addressed the existing parameters of federalism in relation to the states.
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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.
