 | United States. Supreme Court, William Cranch - Court rules - 1812 - 486 pages
...legislature, the constitution, and not such ordinary act, must govern the case to which they both apply. Those, then, who controvert the principle that the...courts must close their eyes on the constitution, and sec only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very foundation of all written constitutions. It... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American literature - 1827 - 674 pages
...such ordinary Act, must govern the case to which they both apply." The Chief Justice proceeds — " Those, then, who controvert the principle, that the...eyes on the Constitution, and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very foundation of all written Constitutions. It would declare that an Act... | |
 | Robert Walsh - American essays - 1830 - 580 pages
...govern the case ; and that if the Constitution is not to be considered, in Court, as the paramount law, Courts must close their eyes on the Constitution, and see only the law ; which, it is truly said, " would subvert the very foundation of all written Constitutions. " It may... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1832 - 590 pages
...an act of the legislature, the courts must decide between these conflicting rules, and how can they close their eyes on the constitution, and see only the law ? This great question may be regarded as now finally settled, and I consider it to be one of the most interesting... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1833 - 800 pages
...that the constitution is to be considered, in courts, as a paramount law, are reduced to the necesBity of maintaining, that courts must close their eyes on the constitution and see ouly the law. This doctrine would subvert the very foundation pendent structure they may repose with... | |
 | John Marshall - Constitutional law - 1839 - 762 pages
...to which they both apply. Those, then, who controvert the principle thai the constitution ICr. 177. is to be considered in court as a paramount law, are...eyes on the constitution, and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very foundation of all written constitutions. It would declare that an act,... | |
 | Joseph Story - Constitutional history - 1851 - 642 pages
...and executive enjoy a secure and irresistible triumph. 1 To the people at large, therefore, such an must close their eyes on the constitution and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very foundation of all written constitutions. It would declare that an act,... | |
 | James Kent - Law - 1851 - 706 pages
...an act of the legislature, the courts must decide between these conflicting rules, and how can they close their eyes on the constitution, and see only the law ? This great question may be regarded as now finally settled, and I consider it to be one of the most interesting... | |
 | George Sharswood - Legal ethics - 1860 - 212 pages
...the case to which they both apply. Those, then, who controvert the principle that the Constitntion is to be considered in court as a paramount law, are...eyes on the Constitution and see only the law. This doctrine would subvert the very foundation of all written constitutions. It would declare that an act,... | |
 | William Blackstone, George Sharswood - Law - 1860 - 874 pages
...legislature, the constitution, and not such ordinary act, must govern the case to which they both apply. Those, then, who controvert the principle that the...necessity of maintaining that courts must close their oyes on the constitution and see only the law. This doctrine must subvert the very foundation of all... | |
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Those then who controvert the principle that the Constitution is to be considered, in court, as a paramount law, are reduced to the necessity of maintaining that courts must close their eyes on the Constitution and see only the law. 
