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William Howard Taft and the Importance of Unanimity
Author(s) -
O'Connor Sandra Day
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of supreme court history
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1540-5818
pISSN - 1059-4329
DOI - 10.1111/1540-5818.00061
Subject(s) - unanimity , democracy , economic justice , meaning (existential) , law , sociology , political science , annulment , law and economics , philosophy , epistemology , politics
This Term, the Historical Society has put on a wonderful series about the man who is widely—and rightly—regarded as this Court's greatest Chief Justice. Through his recognition of the right of judicial review, John Marshall secured for this Court a role in shaping the nation's most important principles: racial equality, individual liberty, the meaning of democracy, and so many others.