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History Of The Supreme Court Of The United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789; under the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Court was to be composed of six members—though the number of justices has been nine in its history, this number is set by Congress, not the Constitution. The court convened for the first time on February 2, 1790. Jay, Rutledge, and Ellsworth Courts (1789–1801) The first Chief Justice of the United States was John Jay; the Court's first docketed case was '' Van Staphorst v. Maryland'' (1791), and its first recorded decision was '' West v. Barnes'' (1791). Perhaps the most controversial of the Supreme Court's early decisions was ''Chisholm v. Georgia'', in which it held that the federal judiciary could hear lawsuits against states. Soon thereafter, responding to the concerns of several states, Congress proposed the Eleventh Amendment, which granted states immunity from certain types of laws ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Judiciary Act Of 1789
The Judiciary Act of 1789 (ch. 20, ) was a United States federal statute enacted on September 24, 1789, during the first session of the First United States Congress. It established the federal judiciary of the United States. Article Three of the United States Constitution, Article III, Article Three of the United States Constitution#Section 1: Federal courts, Section 1 of the United States Constitution, Constitution prescribed that the "judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court, and such inferior Courts" as Congress saw fit to establish. It made no provision for the composition or procedures of any of the courts, leaving this to Congress to decide. The existence of a separate federal judiciary had been controversial during the debates over History of the United States Constitution#1788_ratification, the ratification of the Constitution. Anti-Administration Party (United States), Anti-Federalists had denounced th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marbury V
Marbury may refer to: Places * Marbury, Cheshire, United Kingdom * Marbury, Alabama, United States * Marbury, Maryland, United States Other * Marbury (surname) * Justice Marbury (other) * Marbury Hall (other) * Marbury School (other) * {{disambig, geo, surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oliver Wolcott
Oliver Wolcott Sr. ( ; November 20, 1726 December 1, 1797) was an American Founding Father and politician. He was a signer of the United States Declaration of Independence and the Articles of Confederation as a representative of Connecticut, and the nineteenth governor of Connecticut. Wolcott was a major general for the Connecticut militia in the Revolutionary War serving under George Washington. Early life Wolcott was born in Windsor, Connecticut, the youngest of 10 children born to colonial Governor Roger Wolcott and Sarah Drake Wolcott. His elder brother was Erastus Wolcott. He attended Yale College, graduating in 1747 as the top scholar in his class. Upon graduation, New York Governor George Clinton granted Wolcott a captain's commission to raise a militia company to fight in the French and Indian Wars ( King George's War (1744–1748)). Captain Wolcott served on the northern frontier defending the Canadian border against the French until the Treaty of Aix-la-Chape ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Ogden may refer to: Places Canada *Ogden, Calgary, in Calgary, Alberta * Ogden, Quebec, a small municipality in the Eastern Townships * Ogdensville, British Columbia or Ogden City, alternate names for gold rush-era Seymour Arm, British Columbia * Ogden, British Columbia, an unincorporated locality in the Bridge River Country of British Columbia * Ogden Point, a landmark breakwater, lighthouse and port facility in Victoria, British Columbia * Ogden, Nova Scotia England * Ogden, West Yorkshire United States * Ogden, Arkansas * Ogden, Illinois * Ogden, Indiana * Ogden, Iowa * Ogden, Kansas * Ogden, Missouri * Ogden, New York * Ogden, North Carolina * Ogden, Ohio *Ogden, Utah ''(The largest city with the name)'' **Ogden Central station Ogden Central Station (formerly the Ogden Intermodal Transit Center) is a Commuter rail in North America, commuter rail train and bus station in Ogden, Utah, Ogden, Utah, United States. It is served by the ''FrontRunner'', Utah Transit Author ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourteenth Amendment To The United States Constitution
The Fourteenth Amendment (Amendment XIV) to the United States Constitution was adopted on July 9, 1868, as one of the Reconstruction Amendments. Considered one of the most consequential amendments, it addresses Citizenship of the United States, citizenship rights and equal protection under the law at all levels of government. The Fourteenth Amendment was a response to issues affecting Freedman#United States, freed slaves following the American Civil War, and its passage was bitterly contested. States of the defeated Confederate States of America, Confederacy were required to ratify it to regain representation in United States Congress, Congress. The amendment, particularly its first section, is one of the most litigated parts of the Constitution, forming the basis for landmark Supreme Court of the United States, Supreme Court decisions, such as ''Brown v. Board of Education'' (1954; prohibiting Racial segregation in the United States, racial segregation in State school#United St ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Bill Of Rights
The United States Bill of Rights comprises the first ten list of amendments to the United States Constitution, amendments to the United States Constitution. It was proposed following the often bitter 1787–88 debate over the Timeline of drafting and ratification of the United States Constitution, ratification of the Constitution and written to address the objections raised by Anti-Federalism, Anti-Federalists. The amendments of the Bill of Rights add to the Constitution specific guarantees of personal freedoms, such as Freedom of speech in the United States, freedom of speech, the Freedom of the press in the United States, right to publish, Freedom of religion in the United States, practice religion, Right to keep and bear arms in the United States, possess firearms, Right to assemble, to assemble, and other natural and legal rights. Its clear limitations on the government's power in judicial and other proceedings include explicit declarations that all powers not specificall ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barron V
Barron may refer to: Places United States * Barron County, Wisconsin * Barron, Wisconsin, a city * Barron (town), Wisconsin, a town * Barron River, Everglades City, Florida * Barron Creek, Santa Clara County, California * Barron Field, an airfield in Everman, Texas Elsewhere * Barron, Queensland, Australia, a suburb of Cairns * Barron River (Queensland) * Barron Lake, Labrador, Canada * Barron River (Ontario), Canada * Barrón, Spain, a village People * Barron (surname), a list of people * Barron (given name), a list of people * Barron Clan, a sept of the Scots Clan Rose Other uses * ''Barron v. Baltimore'', an 1833 United States Supreme Court case regarding states' rights * Barron's Educational Series Kaplan, Inc. is an international educational services company that provides educational and training services to colleges, universities, businesses and individuals around the world. Founded in 1938 by Stanley Kaplan, the company offers a variety o ..., an Amer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Pope Martin V (; ; January/February 1369 – 20 February 1431), born Oddone Colonna, was the head of the Catholic Church and ruler of the Papal States from 11 November 1417 to his death in February 1431. His election effectively ended the Western Schism of 1378–1417. As of 2025, he remains the last pope to have taken the pontifical name "Martin". Biography Oddone Colonna was born between 26 January and 20 February 1369 at Genazzano, the son of Agapito Colonna family, Colonna, Lord of Genazzano, Capranica Prenestina, San Vito Romano, San Vito and Ciciliano from 1374, who died after 23 May 1398, and wife Caterina Conti di Segni, Conti. He belonged to one of the oldest and most distinguished families of Rome. His brother Giordano, Lord of Genazzano, Capranica Prenestina, San Vito and Ciciliano, a Neapolitan General, Patrician of Naples in 1417, was shortly Prince of Salerno and Duke of Venosa from 3 August 1419, dying of plague on 16 August 1422, having married Mascia Annibaldi, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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Gibbons may refer to: * Gibbon, an ape in the family Hylobatidae * Gibbons (surname) * Gibbons, Alberta Gibbons is a town in central Alberta, Canada. It is located on Alberta Highway 28A, Highway 28A, northeast of Edmonton. Gibbons is situated on the southern banks of the Sturgeon River (Alberta), Sturgeon River which is a major tributary of the ... * Gibbons (automobile), a British light car of the 1920s * Gibbons P.C., a leading American law firm headquartered in New Jersey * Gibbons, a character from '' Tom Goes to the Mayor'' See also * '' Gibbons v. Ogden'', an 1824 United States Supreme Court case * Justice Gibbons (other) * Gibbon (other) * {{disambig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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McCulloch is a Scottish surname, commonly found in Galloway, and usually associated with Clan MacCulloch. It may be etymologically related to the Irish surname McCullough. Notable people with the surname include: * Abbey McCulloch (born 1990), Australian netball player * Alan McCulloch (politician), New Zealand politician * Alan McLeod McCulloch (1907–1992), Australian cartoonist, painter, writer, art critic, art historian and gallery director *Allan Riverstone McCulloch (1885–1925), Australian zoologist * Andrew McCulloch (footballer) (fl. 1970-1985), British soccer player * Andrew McCulloch (writer and actor) (born 1945), British television writer and actor * Andrew McCulloch (drummer) (born 1946), British drummer for King Crimson and others * Benjamin McCulloch (1811–1862), American Civil War soldier *Bruce McCulloch Bruce Ian McCulloch (born May 12, 1961) is a Canadian actor, comedian, writer, musician and film director. McCulloch is best known for his work as a m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Necessary And Proper Clause
The Necessary and Proper Clause, also known as the Elastic Clause, is a clause in Article I, Section 8 of the United States Constitution: Since the landmark decision '' McCulloch v. Maryland'', the US Supreme Court has ruled that this clause grants implied powers to US Congress in addition to its enumerated powers. Background According to the Articles of Confederation, "each state retains its sovereignty, freedom, and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is not by this Confederation ''expressly'' delegated" (emphasis added). Thus, the Continental Congress had no powers incidental to those "expressly delegated" by the Articles of Confederation.Vile, John (2005). The Constitutional Convention of 1787: A Comprehensive Encyclopedia of America's Founding', Volume 1, p. 591. ABC-CLIO. By contrast, the Necessary and Proper Clause expressly confers incidental powers upon Congress; no other clause in the Constitution does so by itself. The draft clause provo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
