...congress, in the execution of its powers' adopt measures which are prohibited by the constitution : or should congress! under the pretext of executing its...powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not intrusted to the government ; it would become the painful duty of his tribunal, should a case requiring...

...the execution of its powe adopt measures which are prohibited by the constitution ; or should congre under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment objects not intrusted to the government ; it would become the painful duty of tribunal, should a case...

...the execution of 'its powi adopt measures which are prohibited by the constitution : or should congre under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment objects not intrusted to the government ; it would become the painful duty of 1 tribunal, should a...

...(1819). Chief Justice Marshall enunciated the famous "pretext" argument, in the following manner: ... or should Congress, under the pretext of executing its...objects not entrusted to the government; it would be the painful duty of this tribunal, should a case requiring such a decision come before it, to say...

...Congress, in the execution of its powers, adopt measures which are prohibited by the Constitution; or should Congress, under the pretext of executing its...powers, pass laws for the accomplishment of objects not intrusted to the government; It would become the painful duty of this tribunal, should a case requiring...

...emphasis by means of contrast : he said, 17 US (4 Wheat.) at 423: should Congress, under the pretest of executing Its powers, pass laws for the accomplishment...It would become the painful duty of this tribunal ... to say that such an act was not the law of the land. The most forceful majority endorsement of...

...clearly, with respect to its navigation powers conferred by the Commerce Clause, "The Congress may not, 'under the pretext' of executing its powers, pass...accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government." Constructing "locks for navigation" is clearly within the power of Congress. However, the Constitution...

...clearly, with respect to its navigation powers conferred by the Commerce Clause, "The Congress may not, 'under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws...accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government." Constructing "locks for navigation" is clearly within the power of Congress. However, the Constitution...

...clearly, with respect to its navigation powers conferred by the Commerce Clause, "The Congress may not, "under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws...accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government." Constructing "locks for navigation" is clearly within the power of Congress. However, the Constitution...

...announced in McCulloch v. Maryland, Chief Justice John Marshall added in a dictum that Congress could not, "under the pretext of executing its powers, pass laws...accomplishment of objects not entrusted to the government." The dictum reflects an earlier simplistic conception of mutually exclusive spheres of state and federal...