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| Title | : | John Marshall: Writings (Library of America) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.25 (690 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 159853064X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 928 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-19 |
| Language | : | English |
A Model of Clear Argumentation The opinions of Marshall are still studied in law school for good reason. I am not a law student so I am reading some of Marshall's opinions for sheer pleasure. It may seem contradictory to associate legal writing with pleasure but in the instance of John Marshall it is the extreme care with which he dissects an argument, anticipating all objections and addressing all the main issues yet without descending into hideous jargon that makes his writing a pleasure to read. His lengthy and controversial decision on U. John Marshall in the Library of America Robin Friedman John Marshall (1755 -- 1835) served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1801 to 1835. He left an indeliable imprint on the Court and on American institutions as he addressed the nature of the Federal government, the proper role of the Federal judicary, the relationship between the national and the state governments, the scope of Congressional and executive power, the sanctity of private property, the nature of the United States' relationship with the Indian tribes, and many other. James Connelly said A valued addition to the LOA series. Having collected Library of America volumes since 198"A valued addition to the LOA series" according to James Connelly. Having collected Library of America volumes since 1982, I was pleased when LOA got into the collateral line of writings of the Founding Fathers, Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, et al. I always hoped that sooner of later that a volume of our greatest Chief Justice, John Marshall, would appear. The combination of personal letters and key opinions is especially valuable, because one usually sees only examples of his political shrewdness and legal acumen on the public stage, Marbury v. Madison being the supreme example. T. , I was pleased when LOA got into the collateral line of writings of the Founding Fathers, Lincoln, Grant, Sherman, et al. I always hoped that sooner of later that a volume of our greatest Chief Justice, John Marshall, would appear. The combination of personal letters and key opinions is especially valuable, because one usually sees only examples of his political shrewdness and legal acumen on the public stage, Marbury v. Madison being the supreme example. T
In so doing, he joined Washington, his mentor, and Jefferson, his ideological rival, in the first rank of American founders. 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. Hobson, editor, is the author of The Great Chief Justice: John Marshall and the Rule of Law. "A marvelous and much-needed single-volume collection of the writings of America's greatest Chief Justice, selected by the scholar who knows him best." -Gordon Wood, author of Empire of Libert
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