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Cleveland State University

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Supreme Court Watch, Reginald Oh Oct 2003

Supreme Court Watch, Reginald Oh

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Discusses the Supreme Court cases at the end of the 2002-2003 term.

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Supreme Court Watch, Reginald Oh Jul 2003

Supreme Court Watch, Reginald Oh

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Describes the U.S. Supreme Court's 2002-2003 term.

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The True Story Of Marbury V. Madison, David F. Forte Jan 2003

The True Story Of Marbury V. Madison, David F. Forte

Law Faculty Articles and Essays

Though normally not friends of original intent or legal tradition, today's judicial "activists" like to trace their lineage back to the (purported) original judicial activist, to the great Chief Justice who was the first to persuade the Supreme Court to strike down a law of Congress.

According to this conceit, which is now the standard interpretation enshrined in countless histories and hornbooks, Marbury v. Madison was the breakthrough that demonstrated how truly powerful the judiciary could be. In this famous case, decided 200 years ago, Marshall supposedly showed that the Constitution is an elastic document or at least could be …

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