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The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-1800: Vol. 1 Part I: Appointments and Proceedings (PT1) by with a foreword by Warren E. Burger; Maeva Marcus, editor, James R. Perry, editor; James M. Buchanan, associate editor, Christine R. Jordan, associate editor; Stephen L. Tull, assistant editor ... [et al.]; Marc Pachter, illustrations editor is a book available to read on EtoBox.

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<p>The eight volumes of <i>The Documentary History of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789 1800</i> gather together documents from the National Archives and dozens of additional repositories, resulting in a rich portrait of the first decade of the Court. It is an invaluable series for any scholar interested in the development of the Supreme Court as an institution and in the cases that came before the Court during its infancy.</p> <p>The final volume of <i>The Documentary History</i> concerns cases heard between 1798 and 1800. In these years, the United States was virtually at war with France, and issues arising from that conflict came before the Court. For example, in <i>Baas v. Tingey</i>, the Court ruled that although Congress had not declared war, France should still be considered an "enemy." But the Court's docket also featured cases that arose naturally in the burgeoning nation. Several involved disputes over land-most notably a controversy centering on a substantial strip of territory running along the southern border of New York. The Court heard cases concerning bills of exchange, bankruptcy, and violations of trade laws and resolved a number of procedural issues. I

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with a foreword by Warren E. Burger; Maeva Marcus, editor, James R. Perry, editor; James M. Buchanan, associate editor, Christine R. Jordan, associate editor; Stephen L. Tull, assistant editor ... [et al.]; Marc Pachter, illustrations editor
Publisher
DeWitt Wallace : The William Nelson Cromwell Foundation
Published
1985
Language
EN
ISBN
9780231045520
Subjects
Law, History
Updated
2026-03-25

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