The first Chief Justice John Jay and the struggle of a new nation / Mark C. Dillon.
| Author/creator | Dillon, Mark C. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022] |
| Description | xiii, 319 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | Suny series in American constitutionalism |
| 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. |
| Abstract | "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. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (pages 261-306) and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021049679 |
| ISBN | 9781438487854 (hardcover) |
| ISBN | (ebook) |
Availability
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |