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John Marshall
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Noun1.John Marshall - United States juristJohn Marshall - United States jurist; as chief justice of the Supreme Court he established the principles of United States constitutional law (1755-1835)


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In 1803 Chief Justice Marshall, speaking for a unanimous court, declared in the notable case of Marbury v.
Like Justice Washington (and the late Justice Wilson and the young Justice Story), Chief Justice Marshall found it very clear that the constitution makes a pointed distinction between the faith and credit, and the effect, of a record in one state when exhibited in evidence in another.
244) From this reasoning alone, Chief Justice Marshall concludes, "We must ascribe the amendment, then, to some other cause than the dignity of a State.
 
 
 
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