Marbury v. Madison

Learn About Chief Justice John Marshall from Rob Natelson’s New Audio Series 0
- July 2, 2024
Was Marshall really a model for liberal activist justices? Learn the truth in this audio series.
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The Great John Marshall, Part 3 0
- June 2, 2024
There has been a effort in the law schools—and at times in the Supreme Court—to appropriate Marshall as a model for liberal activism.
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The Constitution tells us impeachment is valid even though the Speaker has not transmitted it 0
- December 24, 2019
Nothing in the Constitution gives [the Speaker of the House a presidential-style veto.
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Did the Founders expect the Courts to Declare Laws Unconstitutional?0
- April 15, 2012
Every so often I’m asked whether the Founders anticipated judicial review. In other words, whether the Founders expected the courts to void laws they found unconstitutional. The clear answer is “yes.” During the colonial era, each colony was governed by its charter, which was a kind of constitution for the colony. Colonial laws in violation
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The greatly misunderstood Chief Justice John Marshall 0
- July 16, 2011
One of the most enduring myths in American constitutional history is that Chief Justice John Marshall was a judicial activist whose decisions are good precedent for the modern federal monster state. Marshall was the fourth chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (third, if you don’t count John Rutledge, a recess appointment who was never
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