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Horace Mann: “The constitution also defines what it means by “judicial power.” It says, “The judicial power shall extend to all cases…”

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The constitution also defines what it means by “judicial power.” It says, “The judicial power shall extend to all cases in law and equity arising under this constitution, the laws of the United States,” &c.
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Horace Mann
Free Soil · Massachusetts

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Mann explains the constitutional definition of judicial power and its scope.

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