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Were Justices Lawyers?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Were Justices Lawyers?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Legal Genres, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Legal Genres, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Who Are The "We"?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Who Are The "We"?, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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Putting The People Into Legal History, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

Putting The People Into Legal History, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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The Overly Familiar Treatise, Thomas J. Mcsweeney Mar 2020

The Overly Familiar Treatise, Thomas J. Mcsweeney

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#Livingwhileblack: Blackness As Nuisance, Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson Jan 2020

#Livingwhileblack: Blackness As Nuisance, Jamila Jefferson-Jones, Taja-Nia Y. Henderson

Law Faculty Research Publications

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When Plea Bargaining Became Normal, William Ortman Jan 2020

When Plea Bargaining Became Normal, William Ortman

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The Genius Of Hamilton And The Birth Of The Modern Theory Of The Judiciary, William M. Treanor Jan 2020

The Genius Of Hamilton And The Birth Of The Modern Theory Of The Judiciary, William M. Treanor

Georgetown Law Faculty Publications and Other Works

In late May 1788, with the essays of the Federalist on the Congress (Article I) and the Executive (Article II) completed, Alexander Hamilton turned, finally, to Article III and the judiciary. The Federalist’s essays 78 to 83 – the essays on the judiciary - had limited effect on ratification. No newspaper outside New York reprinted them, and they appeared very late in the ratification process – after eight states had ratified. But, if these essays had little immediate impact – essentially limited to the ratification debates in New York and, perhaps, Virginia – they were a stunning intellectual achievement. Modern …