Chief Justice John Marshall

<p>Even more important than the substance of Marshall’s rulings was what they said about the power of the Supreme Court and the nature of the Constitution. </p>

In his opinion, Chief Justice John Marshall held that the provision of the Judiciary Act of 1789, which allowed Marbury to bring his case to the Supreme Court, was unconstitutional because it extended the Court’s original jurisdiction beyond what Article III, Section 2, had established. Marshall…

<p><span class="deck"> GIBBONS v. OGDEN</span> </p>

<p><span class="deck"> Neither the Constitution nor the laws but John Marshall made the Court Supreme</span> </p>

<p>Our greatest Chief Justice defined the Constitution and ensured that the rule of law prevailed at a time of presidential overreach and bitter political factionalism.</p>