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1 online resource : illustrations |
Series |
Suny series in American constitutionalism |
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SUNY series in American constitutionalism.
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Contents |
Formative days in colonial New York -- Passing the rubicon : a key man in the birth of a nation -- Appointment as the Nation's first Chief Justice -- The Supreme Court's first argued case : West v. Barnes (1791) -- Grappling with the separation of powers : in re Hayburn (1792), plus ex parte Chandler and United States v Todd (unreported, 1794) -- Sovereign immunity and an impetus for the 11th Amendment : Chisholm v Georgia (1793) -- Resisting political pressure from the executive branch : Pagan v Hooper (1793) -- The Supreme Court's only reported jury trial and the supremacy of special jurors : the three appeals of Georgia v Brailsford (1792, 1793, and 1794) -- Trouble on the high seas : Glass v Sloop Betsey (1794) -- Efforts to criminally prosecute Chief Justice Jay : the citizen Genet affair -- Jay Court decisions of lesser note : Kingsley v Jenkins (1793), ex parte Martin (1793), and U.S. v Hopkins (1794) -- A final missionwhile Chief Justice -- After the Supreme Court -- History's verdict |
Summary |
"Chronicles the efforts of the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court to establish a federal court system during the country's uncertain early years"-- Provided by publisher |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2022) |
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Jay, John, 1745-1829.
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Jay, John, 1745-1829 fast |
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United States. Supreme Court -- History
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United States. Supreme Court -- Cases -- History
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United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography
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United States. Supreme Court fast |
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Judges -- United States -- Biography
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Employees
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Judges
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Politics and government
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140413
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140415
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New York (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091464
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New York (State)
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United States
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Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2021049680 |
ISBN |
9781438487878 |
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1438487878 |
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