The Supreme Court in the Early Republic
The Chief Justiceships of John Jay and Oliver Ellsworth
Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal History
| Author: | William R. Casto, Herbert A. Johnson | ISBN: | 9781611171693 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press | Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | University of South Carolina Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | William R. Casto, Herbert A. Johnson |
| ISBN: | 9781611171693 |
| Publisher: | University of South Carolina Press |
| Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | University of South Carolina Press |
| Language: | English |
William R. Casto sheds a new light on America’s federal judiciary and the changing legal landscape with his detailed examination of the Supreme Court’s formative years. In a study that spans the period from the Court’s tentative beginnings through the appointment of its third chief justice, Casto reveals a judicial body quite different in orientation and philosophy from the current Supreme Court and one with a legacy of enduring significance for the U.S. legal system.rimes, the drafting of the Judiciary Act of 1789, and the adoption of judicial review.
William R. Casto sheds a new light on America’s federal judiciary and the changing legal landscape with his detailed examination of the Supreme Court’s formative years. In a study that spans the period from the Court’s tentative beginnings through the appointment of its third chief justice, Casto reveals a judicial body quite different in orientation and philosophy from the current Supreme Court and one with a legacy of enduring significance for the U.S. legal system.rimes, the drafting of the Judiciary Act of 1789, and the adoption of judicial review.
