The Man Who Shaped and Saved the Constitution: John Marshall
For 34 years, Marshall guided the Supreme Court and, consequently, the Constitution through the roiling waters of political controversies and fierce antagonisms. Although the Marshall court ruled on several cases profoundly impacting American law and history, today most of us remember him for 'Marbury v. Madison,' arguably the most important case in U.S. history as it established the Supreme Court as the vehicle for judicial review and constitutional interpretation, which was and remains its paramount function.
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