The 1819 term of the Supreme Court stands preeminent in John Marshall's
chief justiceship as the year of three major constitutional
pronouncements: Dartmouth College v. Woodward, Sturgis v.
Crowninshield, and McCulloch v. Maryland. This volume, covering
1814 to 1819, reproduces these and other important Marshall opinions
given in the Supreme Court and the U.S. Circuit Court for Virginia. Also
included are a series of essays Marshall wrote to answer critics of the
McCulloch v. Maryland decision. In addition to papers concerning
judicial business, this volume includes personal correspondence that
sheds light on Marshall's private interests and family life.