The Supreme Court in the early republic
Subtitle: the chief justiceships of John Jay and Oliver Ellsworth
By: by William R. Casto.
Series: Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Published: 1995
Place of publication: Columbia, S.C
Language: eng
Number of pages: 267
Subjects: Jay, John, 1745-1829.; Ellsworth, Oliver, 1745-1807.; United States. Supreme Court -- History -- 18th century.; Political questions and judicial power -- United States -- History -- 18th century.; United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Creating the court; title: The Judiciary Act of 1789; title: Selecting the justices and initial operations; title: A national security court; title: National security and federal criminal law; title: Nonjudicial activities; title: The Constitution and state sovereignty; title: The Court and the Constitution; title: An assessment.