Seriatim: The Supreme Court Before John Marshall

"This absorbing collection of essay . . . goes far toward filling a void in the literature on the early justices of the world's most significant tribunal" (Law and Politics Book Review).

Seldom has American law seen a more towering figure than Chief Justice John Marshall. Yet even while acknowledging the indelible stamp Marshall put on the Supreme Court, it is possible—in fact necessary—to examine the pre-Marshall Court, and its justices, to gain a true understanding of the origins of Am...