Today in Supreme Court History: July 15, 1819

7/15/1819: John Marshall publishes defense of McCulloch v. Maryland in the Alexandria Gazette under the pseudonym "A Friend of the Constitution."

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[JoeFromtheBronx]

If this blog was around in 1819, many people around here would have opposed that ruling.

Yesterday's date in SCOTUS history was President Ford's birthday because he nominated Stevens. Ford later referenced how proud he was of the nomination.

I also came upon this:

"Hard to believe it now, but did we know that Josh Blackman was on the 'Originalists Against Trump' letter back in October 2016?"

https://originalistsagainsttrump.wordpress.com/2016-statement/

The top signatories:

Prof. Jonathan H. Adler
Case Western Reserve University School of Law

Prof. William Baude
University of Chicago Law School

Prof. Josh Blackman
Houston College of Law

Prof. Steven G. Calabresi
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

"Our Constitution vests in a single person the executive power of the United States. In light of his character, judgment, and temperament, we would not vest that power in Donald Trump."

To the degree some of these people changed their minds, they were right the first time.

[Martinned]

I wonder if John Marshall wrote that article in the same Chipotle as where Thomas Paine wrote Common Sense.

https://bsky.app/profile/streets.boston.gov/post/3ltx6ttti622h

[JoeFromtheBronx]

"The commerce, by which she hath enriched herself are the necessaries of life, and will always have a market while eating is the custom of Europe."