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Supreme Court in the early republic : the chief justiceships of John Jay and Oliver Ellsworth / by William R. Castro.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Casto, William R., 1946-
- Series:
- Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jay, John, 1745-1829.
- Jay, John.
- Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807.
- Ellsworth, Oliver.
- United States. Supreme Court--History--18th century.
- United States.
- Political questions and judicial power--United States--History--18th century.
- Political questions and judicial power.
- United States--Politics and government--1783-1809.
- Physical Description:
- xxv, 267 p. : ports.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1995.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Using this historical context, he addresses the political controversy over federal common-law crimes, the drafting of the Judiciary Act of 1789, and the adoption of judicialreview.
- Contents:
- Creating the court
- The Judiciary Act of 1789
- Selecting the justices and initial operations
- A national security court
- National security and federal criminal law
- Nonjudicial activities
- The Constitution and state sovereignty
- The Court and the Constitution
- An assessment.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781283735230
- 1283735237
- 9781611171693
- 1611171695
- OCLC:
- 622762871
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