| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
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Suny series in American constitutionalism
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SUNY series in American constitutionalism.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Jay, John, 1745-1829.
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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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États-Unis. Supreme Court -- Histoire. |
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États-Unis. Supreme Court -- Jurisprudence -- Histoire. |
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États-Unis. Supreme Court -- Fonctionnaires -- Biographies. |
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Jay, John, 1745-1829 |
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United States. Supreme Court |
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Judges -- United States -- Biography.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783.
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United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
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New York (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1775.
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Employees |
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Judges |
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Politics and government |
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New York (State) |
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United States |
| Chronological Term |
To 1809 |
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Biographies
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History
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Trials, litigation, etc.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Dillon, Mark C. First Chief Justice Albany : State University of New York Press, 2022 9781438487854 (DLC) 2021049679 |
| ISBN |
9781438487878 electronic book |
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1438487878 electronic book |
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9781438487854 hardcover |
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