There is no doubt that, if there were a super-Supreme Court, a substantial proportion of our reversals of state courts would also be reversed. We are not final because we are infallible, but we are infallible only because we are final.

Robert H. Jackson

Brown v. Allen

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Judicial supremacy Constitutional theory

Author

Robert H. Jackson

Source

Brown v. Allen

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Supreme Court opinion Legal opinion

Genre

Legal writing

Language

English

Time

1953 1950s 20th century

Occupation

Supreme Court Justice Judge Lawyer

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United States

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Citation

Jackson, Robert H. United States, Supreme Court. Brown v. Allen. United States Reports, vol. 344, 9 Feb. 1953, pp. 443. Justia, https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/344/443/.

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