George Will’s Sunday column is a nice tribute to Chief Justice John Marshall, who (as I recently posted) was born 250 years ago September 24. It’s a good column, marred only by two small things.

John Marshall, the “great Chief Justice” (1803-35), was especially concerned with civic education of the young, and his judicious statesmanship stands as a model from which we today can benefit. By ...

1789: Electors unanimously chose George Washington to be the first president of the United States. 1801: John Marshall took office as chief justice of the ...

Madison to say what the court’s power is, is remarkable,” she said, referring to the foundational opinion written by Chief ...