Rethinking the Reputation of Chief Justice John Marshall : How Historical Research Can Change Our Understanding of the Past

In 1899 John Marshall Law School opened in Chicago.In 2019 this onehundred-and twenty-year-old private law school became part of the statesupported University of Illinois Chicago, but the school retained its historic name.The school was named for the most important chief justice in American history, who served in that office longer than anyone else.Nearly two centuries after his death, his influence lives on.Five of the ten opinions most cited by the Supreme Court itself are Marshall's. 1 Most constitutional law courses begin with his famous opinion in Marbury v.