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" Jay and Ellsworth, the first courts : "
Matthew P. Harrington
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BL
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695661
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b517850
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Harrington, Matthew P
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Jay and Ellsworth, the first courts : : justices, rulings, and legacy /\ Matthew P. Harrington
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Santa Barbara, Calif. :: ABC-CLIO, Inc.,, 2008
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ABC-CLIO Supreme Court handbooks
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xvi, 309 pages ;; 26 cm
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1576078418
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: 1576078426
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: 9781576078419
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: 9781576078426
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-295) and index
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| Contents
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The Supreme Court in the Early Republic -- The Justices -- Cases and Controversies -- Legacy and Impact -- Selected Documents -- Key People, Laws, and Events -- Chronology -- List of Cases -- Glossary -- Annotated Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author
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"The history of the Supreme Court in the early years of the American republic is, in fact, a history of the founding of the nation itself. A judicial body unlike any the world had seen, the Court--led first by John Jay, then by Oliver Ellsworth--faced the daunting tasks of not only deciding cases, but of validating a new form of government and defining its role within it. [This book] is a fascinating exploration of the critical early chapters in the history of the Supreme Court from 1789 to 1801. It was an era in which the Court made the fundamental rulings on disputes between the state and federal governments, the conduct of American foreign policy, and the power of the national government to prosecute criminal offenses, all while establishing its own independence from the legislative and executive branches of the government"--
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Ellsworth, Oliver,1745-1807
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Jay, John,1745-1829
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United States.-- History
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Constitutional law-- United States
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Judges-- United States, Biography
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