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Most judicial opinions, for a variety of reasons, do not speak with the voice of identifiable judges, but an analysis of several of John Marshall’s best known opinions reveals a distinctive voice, with its characteristic language and style of argumentation. The power of this voice helps to account for the influence of his views.

Marshall’s Voice

British Journal of American Legal Studies

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Most judicial opinions, for a variety of reasons, do not speak with the voice of identifiable judges, but an analysis of several of John Marshall’s best known...

Marshall’s Voice

Online veröffentlicht: 29. Dez. 2017

Seitenbereich: 147 - 175

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/bjals-2017-0009

© 2017 Thomas Halper

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.