Marshall Court

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The Marshall Court was the early 19th-century era of the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Marshall, noted for landmark decisions that strengthened federal power and shaped American constitutional law.

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Label Occurrences
Marshall Court canonical 8
Oliver Ellsworth Court 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf era of the Supreme Court of the United States
judicial body
apexCourt Supreme Court of the United States
appliesLegalSystem common law
appliesToJurisdiction United States Constitution
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch of the United States government
surface form: Judicial Branch of the United States
country United States of America
endTime 1835
hasChiefJustice John Marshall
hasNumberOfJustices 6–7–9 (varied over period)
ideology nationalist jurisprudence
jurisdiction federal judiciary of the United States
language English
legalDoctrine broad federal commerce power
implied powers of Congress
judicial review
sanctity of contracts
supremacy of federal law over state law
location Washington, D.C.
member Bushrod Washington
Gabriel Duvall
Brockholst Livingston
surface form: Henry Brockholst Livingston

John Marshall
John McLean
Joseph Story
Robert Trimble
Smith Thompson
Thomas Todd
William Johnson
namedAfter John Marshall
notableFor broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause
broad interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause
development of American constitutional law
establishing judicial review at the federal level
expanding the authority of the Supreme Court
strengthening federal power over the states
precededBy Ellsworth Court
replacedBy Taney Court
significantCase Cherokee Nation v. Georgia
Cohens v. Virginia
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Fletcher v. Peck
Gibbons v. Ogden
Johnson v. M’Intosh
surface form: Johnson v. M'Intosh

Marbury v. Madison
Martin v. Hunter's Lessee
McCulloch v. Maryland
Osborn v. Bank of the United States
Sturges v. Crowninshield
Worcester v. Georgia
startTime 1801
timePeriod early 19th century

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Dartmouth College v. Woodward hasEra Marshall Court
John Marshall Court precededBy Marshall Court
this entity surface form: Oliver Ellsworth Court
Smith Thompson partOf Marshall Court
John McLean partOf Marshall Court
Johnson v. M’Intosh court Marshall Court
Taney Court follows Marshall Court
Fletcher v. Peck era Marshall Court
Thomas Todd memberOf Marshall Court
Robert Trimble servedOnCourt Marshall Court