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240 Men: The Antebellum Lower Federal Judiciary, 1829-1861, Kermit L. Hall Oct 1976

240 Men: The Antebellum Lower Federal Judiciary, 1829-1861, Kermit L. Hall

Vanderbilt Law Review

Between 1829 and 1861 antebellum presidents nominated 200 judges to the federal lower courts. Earlier administrations had appointed another forty jurists who held their positions during part or all of the era. Of these judges, 108 served in the federal district courts, 126 in the territorial courts, five in the Court of Claims, and one in a special circuit court established in 1855 for the northern district of California. The number of appointments available to an administration involved fate and the pace of territorial expansion;thus, during the first eight years of the period, Jackson nominated thirty-two judges, while in the …


Nineteenth Century Anti-Entrepeneurial Nuisance Injunctions - Avoiding The Chancellor, Paul M. Kurtz May 1976

Nineteenth Century Anti-Entrepeneurial Nuisance Injunctions - Avoiding The Chancellor, Paul M. Kurtz

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


An Historical Analysis Of Mandatory Capital Punishment, James T. Bryan Iii Apr 1976

An Historical Analysis Of Mandatory Capital Punishment, James T. Bryan Iii

North Carolina Central Law Review

No abstract provided.


New York-Oneida Treaty Of 1795: A Finding Of Fact, Jack Campisi Jan 1976

New York-Oneida Treaty Of 1795: A Finding Of Fact, Jack Campisi

American Indian Law Review

No abstract provided.


Knowledge And Politics, And Law In Modern Society- By Roberto Mangabeira Unger, James M. O'Fallon Jan 1976

Knowledge And Politics, And Law In Modern Society- By Roberto Mangabeira Unger, James M. O'Fallon

University of Richmond Law Review

Professor Unger has given us two striking books, which present an ununusual problem for the reviewer. The great run of books, as the great run of thought, falls into established conventions. They are concerned with elucidating aspects of the convention of which they partake, or challenging competing conventions. Reviewer and reader will usually be aware of the general outlines of the convention, leaving the reviewer with the relatively simple tasks of placing the work within the appropriate convention, and making such critical remarks as appear warranted.


From Bone Gap To Chicago: A History Of The Local Government Article Of The 1970 Illinois Constitution, 9 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 697 (1976), Joan G. Anderson, Ann Lousin Jan 1976

From Bone Gap To Chicago: A History Of The Local Government Article Of The 1970 Illinois Constitution, 9 J. Marshall J. Prac. & Proc. 697 (1976), Joan G. Anderson, Ann Lousin

UIC Law Review

No abstract provided.


Les Officialités À La Veille Du Concile De Trente, Charles Donahue Jr. Jan 1976

Les Officialités À La Veille Du Concile De Trente, Charles Donahue Jr.

Michigan Law Review

A Review of Les officialités à la veille du Concile de Trente by Anne Lefebvre-Teillard