John Marshall

...Nancy Pelosi was genuinely astonished: “Are you serious? Are you serious?” In 1803, in Marbury v. Madison, Chief Justice John Marshall wrote, “The powers of the legislature are defined and limited; and that those limits may...

In this article: U.S. Supreme Court, Injunction, Goldwater Institute, Federalism, Limited government, and Coercion

...that is responsive to the people's voice. Lincoln spoke of America as a "government of the people, by the people, for the people". John Marshall, arguably the most famous-definitely the most important-Chief Justice of the Supreme Court...

In this article: Abraham Lincoln, Supreme Court, Martin Luther King Jr., Gettysburg, IP Address, Civil War, and Marbury vs. Madison

...- even 'liberal' justices - have said repeatedly that there are boundaries beyond which Congress may not go. ... Chief Justice John Marshall once wrote that if Congress were to use its legitimate powers as a 'pretext' for assuming an...

In this article: Supreme Court, Due process, Limited government, Welfare state, Tax, and University of Montana

...in the Constitution. The Supreme Court has exercised judicial review since 1803, when Chief Justice John Marshall first announced it in Marbury v. Madison. Marshall deduced the necessity of such a power from the purpose and existence of the...

In this article: Scotus, Barack Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Thomas Jefferson, Tom Price, Tax, Medicare, and James Madison

...absolute limit to Federal powers. Nevertheless, according to Findlaw.com "For approximately a century, from the death of John Marshall until 1937, the Tenth Amendment was frequently invoked to curtail powers expressly granted to Congress."

In this article: Tenth Amendment, Harry Reid, New York Times, Franklin Roosevelt, United States, Social Security, Findlaw.com, and National Labor Relations Act

...Supreme Court justices decided to drink nothing on conference days -- unless it was raining. At the next conference, Chief Justice John Marshall asked Joseph Story to scan the sky for signs of rain. When Story said he saw none, Marshall said:...

In this article: Barack Obama, Sonia Sotomayor, Charlie Crist, Supreme Court, Joseph Story, Robert Bork, and George W. Bush

...teaching first grade at John Marshall School in South Bend. Nancy Harter taught second grade in the classroom next to Florence's at John Marshall and near Lucile's classroom at Lincoln Primary Center. She and another friend, Pat Mills,...

In this article: Manchester College, North Manchester, Greenwood, and John Marshall School

...at WOWK. "I've been working out all year to keep up with him," Adkins joked. "I think he somehow channels John Marshall when he plays quoits." Kopp and Hornbuckle would go on to lose the competition. Hornbuckle said he had fun and...

In this article: WMUL, WCHS, and Marshall University

...its marble columns and burgundy draperies. She sat in the early-19th-century black leather chair once used by Chief Justice John Marshall, the court leader who established the court's authority as the final say on constitutional matters.

In this article: Supreme Court of the United States, Sonia Sotomayor, John G. Roberts Jr., Barack Obama, New York, and David H. Souter

...be seated? A: When the ceremony begins, she will be escorted to a black leather chair that was used by Chief Justice John Marshall, who served from 1801 to 1835 and established the court's final authority on constitutional questions.

In this article: Sonia Sotomayor, Supreme Court of the United States, John Roberts, God, Samuel Alito, Warren Burger, Sandra Day O'Connor, United States, and Attorney General