John Marshall

John Marshall
John Marshallwas the fourth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. His court opinions helped lay the basis for United States constitutional law and many say made the Supreme Court of the United States a coequal branch of government along with the legislative and executive branches. Previously, Marshall had been a leader of the Federalist Party in Virginia and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1799 to 1800. He was Secretary of State under...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionJudge
Date of Birth24 September 1755
CountryUnited States of America
Whether a law be void for its repugnancy to the Constitution, is, at all times, a question of much delicacy, which out seldom, if ever, to be decided in the affirmative, in doubtful case. ... But it is not on slight implication and vague conjecture that the legislature is to be pronounced to have transcended its powers, and its acts to be considered as void. The opposition between the Constitution and the law should be such that the judge feels a clear and strong conviction of their incompatibility with each other.
What is it that makes us trust our judges? Their independence in office and manner of appointment.
My gift of John Marshall to the people of the United States was the proudest act of my life. There is no act of my life on which I reflect with more pleasure. I have given to my country a judge equal to a Hole, Holt, or a Mansfield.
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It would be useful to the voters if Marc wanted to talk about the issues, but he's now proven he's incapable of civil debate. He's more interested in calling names. Holtzman is desperate for attention.
The water would lay on the inside of the track. The drainage system will take care of that.
The very essence of civil liberty certainly consists in the right of every individual to claim the protection of the laws, whenever he receives an injury. One of the first duties of government is to afford that protection.
And we do ask a lot of our middle linebacker.
During intervals of humanity, some disposition has been manifested to permit the return of those who have never offended, who have been banished by a terror which the government itself has reprobated, & to permit in case of arrestation, an investigation of the fact of emigration as well as of the identity of the person accus'd.
We really wanted to get to the goal. We took some shots, but probably not as many as we wanted to. Don't get me wrong, we had plenty of shots on goal, but we just didn't capitalize on them.
I was born on the 24th of September 1755 in the county of Fauquier, at that time one of the frontier counties of Virginia. My father possessed scarcely any fortune and had received a very limited education - but was a man to whom nature had been bountiful, and who had assiduously improved her gifts.
When it's real loud, you've got to be able to communicate. We're just trying to get used to it.
Julio does a little more of his talking on the field and with the ball, but they've both helped lead.
We talk about ourselves and how we match up against these guys and playing our defense the way it's designed to be played. There are two components, pass rush and coverage, and you don't play scared or cautious but you play smart.