Federal Courts: An Essential History

by N.E.H. Hull, Williamjames Hull Hoffer, Peter Charles Hoffer

Book Overview

There are moments in American history when all eyes are focused on a federal court: when its bench speaks for millions of Americans, and when its decision changes the course of history. More often, the story of the federal judiciary is simply a tale of hard work: of finding order in the chaotic system of state and federal law, local custom, and contentious lawyering. The Federal Courts is a story of all of these courts and the judges and justices...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0199387907
• ISBN13: 9780199387908
• Release Date: February 2016
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 562 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.6" x 6.4" x 9.4"