Marshall Court era

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The Marshall Court era refers to the period (1801–1835) when John Marshall served as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, during which the Court significantly expanded federal power and established foundational principles of constitutional law.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf historical era
period of the Supreme Court of the United States
appliesToJurisdiction United States
follows Ellsworth Court era
hasChiefJustice John Marshall
hasCourt Supreme Court of the United States
hasEndTime 1835
hasGovernmentBranch judicial branch of the United States
hasImpactOn development of U.S. federalism
interpretation of the U.S. Constitution
scope of federal judicial power
hasKeyDecision Cohens v. Virginia
Dartmouth College v. Woodward
Fletcher v. Peck
Gibbons v. Ogden
Marbury v. Madison
Martin v. Hunter’s Lessee
McCulloch v. Maryland
Worcester v. Georgia
hasKeyPrinciple appellate review of state court decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court
broad interpretation of the Commerce Clause
broad interpretation of the Necessary and Proper Clause
implied powers of Congress
judicial review of federal legislation
judicial review of state legislation
sanctity of contracts
supremacy of federal law over state law
hasKeyTheme development of American constitutional law
expansion of federal power
judicial review
national supremacy over the states
hasLanguage English
hasLegalSystem common law
hasLocation Washington, D.C.
hasNotableJustice Bushrod Washington
Gabriel Duvall
Henry Brockholst Livingston
John Marshall
John McLean
Joseph Story
Robert Trimble
Smith Thompson
Thomas Todd
William Johnson
hasPoliticalContext Federalist influence in the judiciary
early American republic
hasStartTime 1801
namedAfter John Marshall
precedes Taney Court era

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