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# Courtmaker: John Marshall and the Forging of America's Supreme Court
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/courtmaker/episode/courtmaker-john-marshall-and-the-forging-of-americas-supreme-court/
- Published: 2025-11-04T08:05:25.000Z
- Updated: 2025-11-04T09:00:14.000Z
- Description: Courtmaker examines how John Marshall established the Supreme Court as a pillar of democracy.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Courtmaker, Season 1, Episode 1, #ZZZ_Episode_0d782e66-7c9a-4057-8528-9df4d3f60b53, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_b3c6b984-9c0e-450c-b3be-3be38e912cc0, #v1.16

Courtmaker explores how Chief Justice John Marshall transformed the Supreme Court into a coequal branch of government. Through interviews, stunning locations, and re-creations of landmark cases like Marbury v. Madison, the film reveals how Marshall shaped the nation's legal foundations and enduring ideals of liberty and self-government.