aug 31, 1807 - Writing as a member of a Circuit Court, Chief Justice John Marshall issues a judgment in the treason trial of Aaron Burr rejecting evidence connecting Burr to "the overt act" of treason. On 09/01/1807 the jury found Burr not guilty. Despite his hostility to both Marshall and Burr, Jefferson accepted this judgment
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