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Marshall flatly declares that Congress can invest the inferior National courts with any jurisdiction whatsoever which the Constitution does not prohibit.
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gutenberg.orgAlbert Beveridge: “Marshall flatly declares that Congress can invest the inferior National courts with any jurisdiction whatsoever which…”
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Beveridge emphasizes Marshall's assertion that Congress has the authority to grant jurisdiction to lower National courts unless explicitly prohibited by the Constitution.
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