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The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Volume 6
Maeva Marcus (Ed.)
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Description for The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Volume 6
Hardback. This volume addresses the cases that the American Supreme Court heard between 1790 to 1795, with the exception of suits against states. It contains a selection of documents and discussions of the legal practice of the period. Each case is treated as a narrative history. Editor(s): Marcus, Maeva; Perry, James R. Num Pages: 512 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JF; HBJK; HBLL; HBTB; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 240 x 162 x 51. Weight in Grams: 953.
Volume 6 covers the beginnings of federal admiralty and equity jurisprudence, habeas corpus, judicial review, forreign affairs, and the relationship between the national judiciary and state courts. Also included is an appendix of documents pertaining to the question of whether the Supreme Court could issue advisory opinions at the request of the executive branch. A narrative history introduces each case, and the documents are arranged chronologically thereafter. The texts of many of them had to be reconstructed from originals that were severely damaged or written in shorthand. Taken from official court records, as well as related correspondence, lawyers' notes, justices' ... Read more
Volume 6 covers the beginnings of federal admiralty and equity jurisprudence, habeas corpus, judicial review, forreign affairs, and the relationship between the national judiciary and state courts. Also included is an appendix of documents pertaining to the question of whether the Supreme Court could issue advisory opinions at the request of the executive branch. A narrative history introduces each case, and the documents are arranged chronologically thereafter. The texts of many of them had to be reconstructed from originals that were severely damaged or written in shorthand. Taken from official court records, as well as related correspondence, lawyers' notes, justices' ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
1998
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
512
Condition
New
Number of Pages
512
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231088732
SKU
V9780231088732
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An outstanding contribution to scholarship. Constitutional Commentary