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Is or not the Supreme Court of the United States the proper and final tribunal to judge and determine all questions, whether in law or equity, under the Constitution and laws of the United States?
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Charles Sumner
Massachusetts

Editor's note · Context

Sumner emphasizes the role of the Supreme Court as the final authority on legal matters under the Constitution.

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