In the ruling, Chief Justice John Marshall described a corporation as an "artificial being" that is a "creature of the law."

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One biography I recommend often is about Chief Justice John Marshall, John Marshall: Definer of a Nation by Jean Edward Smith.

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In his numerous paeans to Chief Justice John Marshall, Roberts has recognized that the court must attend to its institutional stature with great care.

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That made him the youngest chief justice since John Marshall, who took office in 1801 at the age of 45.

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