The creation of American law : John Jay, Oliver Ellsworth and the 1790s Supreme Court /
"With the Constitutional Convention in 1787, America was set to develop a unique system of law. This new system called for a national judiciary headed by a supreme court. This book serves as a history of America's national law with a look at those who set in motion the new Supreme Court an...
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Jefferson, North Carolina :
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers,
2019
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Table of Contents:
- Colonial America law
- The Constitutional convention and the federalist papers
- The judiciary act of 1789
- Important individuals 1789-1800
- The John Jay Court : September 26, 1789
- June 29, 1795
- The John Rutledge Court : June 30, 1795
- December 28, 1795
- The Oliver Ellsworth Court : March 8, 1796
- September 30, 1800
- The supreme court and the alien and sedition acts cases
- Presidents Washington and Adams and the law