Volume 2 compiled and edited by Daniel S. Holt. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
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.
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