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Title:
The Supreme Court in the early republic : the chief justiceships of John Jay and Oliver Ellsworth
Author:
Casto, William R., 1946-
ISBN:
9781570030338
Personal Author:
Casto, William R., 1946-
Publication Information:
Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina Press, c1995.
Physical Description:
xxv, 267 p. : ports. ; 22 cm.
Series:
Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court
Series Title:
Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court
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.
Local Note:
Law School copy - Gift - John D. Fassett.

0249920 (V)
Personal Subject:
Jay, John, 1745-1829.

Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807.
Corporate Subject:
United States. Supreme Court -- History -- 18th century.
Subject Term:
Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History -- 18th century.
Geographic Term:
United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
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