Collected here are correspondence, papers, and legal documents--including selected judicial opinions--of American jurist John Marshall. Revolutionary officer, congressman, and secretary of state before his appointment to the Supreme Court, Marshall served as the Court's fourth Chief Justice. In this capacity, he helped define the role of the Court and elevate its status, as he interpreted the Constitution from the bench. The documents presented in these volumes--with introductory material and notes--shed light not only on Marshall's life and thought but on the evolution of American jurisprudence as well.
Collected here are correspondence, papers, and legal documents--including selected judicial opinions--of American jurist John Marshall.
This volume continues the acclaimed annotated edition of the papers of Chief Justice John Marshall, the great statesman and jurist. The constitutional nationalism of the Marshall Court reached its peak...
Sponsored by the College of William and Mary and the Institute of Early American History and Culture under the auspices of the National Historical Publications Commission.
This volume marks the continuation of the first annotated edition of the papers of John Marshall, the great statesman and jurist. The Supreme Court's most celebrated case during these years was Cohens v. Virginia (1821).
Papers of John Marshall: Vol. V: Selected Law Cases, 1784-1800
Papers of John Marshall: Vol. VI: Correspondence, Papers, and Selected Judicial Opinions, November 1800-March 1807
This volume marks the continuation of the first annotated edition of the papers of John Marshall, the great statesman and jurist. The Supreme Court's most celebrated case during these years...
Papers of John Marshall: Vol. VII: Correspondence, Papers, and Selected Judicial Opinions, April 1807-December 1813
Papers of John Marshall: Vol. VIII: Correspondence, Papers, and Selected Judicial Opinions, March 1814-December 1819