Debates on the federal judiciary : a documentary history / / compiled and edited by Bruce A. Ragsdale

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910708280803321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: [Washington, D.C.] : , : Federal Judicial Center, Federal Judicial History Office, , 2013-2018
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (3 volumes)
• Soggetti: Courts - United States - History; Courts; History; Sources.; United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Volume 2 compiled and edited by Daniel S. Holt ; Volume 3 compiled and edited by Jake Kobrick and Daniel S. Holt.; Title from v. 1 title screen (viewed on Oct. 31, 2013).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
• Nota di contenuto: Vol. I (1787-1875): The Federal convention, debates on the judiciary -- Ratification debates on the judiciary -- The Judiciary Act of 1789 -- Rethinking the Judiciary Act of 1789 -- Circuit riding -- Nonjudicial responsibilities of federal judges -- The suability of states and the origins of the Eleventh Amendment -- The Judiciary Act of 1801 -- The repeal of the Judiciary Act of 1801 -- Impeachment and the trial of Justice Samuel Chase -- Judicial tenure -- Judicial review and federalism -- Circuit riding in an expanding nation -- Civil War and the reorganization of the federal judiciary -- Expanding federal jurisdiction: the Jurisdiction and Removal Act of 1875.; Vol. II (1875-1939): Court organization and jurisdiction -- Popular politics and judicial power -- Efficiency, administration, and uniformity in the federal courts -- Executive power and judicial independence.; Vol. III: (1939-2005): New judicial positions and the distribution of authority -- Changes to the appellate system -- Criminal justice reform -- Civil justice reform and access to the courts -- Judicial discipline and removal.