In the case of Gibbons v. Ogden (1824), Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the federal government had the exclusive power to regulate interstate commerce under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution. He determined that New York's licensing requirement for steamboat operators, which effectively granted a monopoly to Ogden, was unconstitutional because it interfered with interstate commerce. Marshall's decision reinforced the supremacy of federal law over state law in matters of commerce, thus broadening the scope of federal regulatory power.
Which one? There were at least three US Supreme Court cases concerning the Cherokee Nation during Chief Justice Marshall's tenure on the bench. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
In the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court had the power of judicial review to declare laws unconstitutional. This decision established the principle of judicial review in the United States.
John Marshall became an adult during the Revolutionary War, serving first as a minuteman in the Culpepper (Virginia) militia, then as Lieutenant of the 11th Virginia Continental Regiment, so his only occupation while an adult under British rule was that of soldier. Marshall was accepted to the bar and began his career as a lawyer in 1780.
The Rule of Four means four of the nine justices must agree to hear a case in order for it to be accepted on appeal. If four or more justices think the case is worth the Court's time, then the Supreme Court will issue a writ of certiorari to the lower court ordering them to send the case files to the Supreme Court, and the case will be placed on the docket.
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The Supreme Court of the United States had jurisdiction in Gibbons v. Ogden because it made its way up the appeal process to that level. The case is significant because the Court decided that the federal government had power to regulate interstate commerce.
Thurgood Marshall ruled in favor of legalizing abortion in the Roe v Wade case.
In the case of Cherokee Nation vs. Georgia, the Supreme Court declined even to hear the case, because the Supreme Court had no real jurisdiction over the case, since the Cherokees were their own separate nation.
He was a lawyer and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Marshall believed a country should be governed by the rule of law, not the rule of man.
Which one? There were at least three US Supreme Court cases concerning the Cherokee Nation during Chief Justice Marshall's tenure on the bench. For more information, see Related Questions, below.
In the landmark Supreme Court case Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall ruled that the Supreme Court had the power of judicial review to declare laws unconstitutional. This decision established the principle of judicial review in the United States.
Marshall Law
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John Marshall became an adult during the Revolutionary War, serving first as a minuteman in the Culpepper (Virginia) militia, then as Lieutenant of the 11th Virginia Continental Regiment, so his only occupation while an adult under British rule was that of soldier. Marshall was accepted to the bar and began his career as a lawyer in 1780.