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John Marshall (1755-1835) was an American lawyer and statesman, who served as the fourth chief justice of the United States Supreme Court from 1801 until his death in 1835. Considered one of the most influential chief justices in US history...

John Marshall (1755-1835), the fourth chief justice of the United States. Oil on canvas portrait by Henry Inman, 1832. Library of Virginia.

Marbury v. Madison (1803) was a landmark decision of the United States Supreme Court that established the principle of judicial review. In the decision, written by Chief Justice John Marshall, the court struck down a congressional statute...

Chief Justice John Marshall (1755-1835), oil on canvas by Chester Harding, c. 1830. Virginia Museum of History and Culture, Richmond.

A monument marking the birthplace of US Chief Justice John Marshall, near Germantown, Virginia. Photo by Jwalk1230, 2013.

Chief Justice John Marshall, around the time of the Aaron Burr treason trial, engraving by Charles Balthazar Julien Févret de Saint-Mémin, c. 1808. Library of Congress, Washington D.C.

Statue of John Marshall and George Wythe outside the William and Mary School of Law in Virginia. Photo by Rpogge, November 2007.

The XYZ Affair was a diplomatic incident that occurred in 1797-98, involving diplomats from the United States and Revolutionary France. Amidst rising tensions between the two nations, President John Adams sent envoys to Paris to negotiate...

In the canon of the New Testament, the fourth gospel of John is uniquely different from the other three, known as the Synoptics ("seen together"). Mark, Matthew, and Luke have parallel ministries and methods of relating the story of Jesus...

John the Baptist (d. c. 30 CE) was a 1st-century CE itinerant preacher in Judea. We do not know his full name, but he is recognized by his activity. 'Baptizer' (Greek: baptizo) was translated directly into English and meant 'to immerse' or...