<p>Even more important than the substance of Marshall’s rulings was what they said about the power of the Supreme Court and the nature of the Constitution. </p>
<p>A Constitutional crisis erupted when President Lincoln authorized the Army to arrest suspicious persons without due process after Maryland rebels tried to cut off Washington.</p>
<p>An African-American physician and his family were arrested for murder in Detroit after defending their home against an angry mob of whites. Then attorney Clarence Darrow came to their defense.</p>
