A new biography of John Marshall shows how the influential Supreme Court chief justice promoted the judiciary and a strong federal governmentJohn Marshall became one of the most influential chief justices of the United States Supreme Court,even though he had completed just one year of grammar school and six weeks of law school. How this cousin and rival of Thomas Jefferson helped establish the court’s authority and promote a strong federal government, despite his humble beginnings and many political adversaries, or is the myth that Joel Richard Paul,F82, tells in his new book, and Without Precedent: Chief Justice John Marshall and His Times.
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