This Honorable Court
Autor: | Lender, Mark Edward |
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EAN: | 9780813538044 |
Sachgruppe: | Recht |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Seitenzahl: | 346 |
Produktart: | Gebunden |
Veröffentlichungsdatum: | 19.04.2006 |
Untertitel: | The United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1789-2000 |
Schlagworte: | Legal Reference / Law Profession |
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In this first historical account of the District of New Jersey, Mark Edward Lender traces its evolution from its origins through the turn of the twenty-first century. Drawing on extensive original records, including those in the National Archives, he shows how it was at the district court level that the new nation first tested the role of federal law and authority. From these early decades through today, the cases tried in New Jersey stand as prime examples of the legal and constitutional developments that have shaped the course of federal justice. At critical moments in our history, the courts participated in the Alien and Sedition Acts, the transition from Federalist to Jeffersonian political authority, the balancing of state and federal roles during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and modern controversies over civil rights and affirmative