JOHN MARSHALL & DENNIS V. UNITED STATES

JOHN MARSHALL

BIRTH AND FAMILY

• September, German town
• Oldest child
• Thomas Marshall and Mary Keith

EDUCATION

• Homeschooled
• Thought by clergy man
• Campbell Academy

PERSONAL LIFE AND DEATH

• Married Mary ambler
• Died
• Buried, stockhoe, hill cemetery

GOVERNMENT ROLES

• Virginia house of delegates

PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENT KLM

• House of Representatives
• Secretary of State
• Chief Justice

LAND MARK CASES

• Marbury vs. Madison
• McCulloch vs. Maryland
• Gibben vs. Ogden

DENNIS V. UNITED STATES

PEOPLE INVOLVED

• Communist Party USA
• Eugene Dennis & U.S.
• Chief Justice Fred Vinson
• 5 Defense Attorneys
• Prosecutors

WHAT HAPPENED

• Smith Act Violated
• 11 convicted
• Second Circuit Court of Appeals
• First Amendment
• Writ of Certiorari

RULING

• 1951
• 6-2 Decision
• 1 concurring opinion
• "Clear and present danger test"
• Justice Tom Clark

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