Title The first Chief Justice : John Jay and the struggle of a new nation / Mark C. Dillon

Published Albany : State University of New York Press, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations Series Suny series in American constitutionalism SUNY series in American constitutionalism. Contents Formative days in colonial New York -- Passing the rubicon : a key man in the birth of a nation -- Appointment as the Nation's first Chief Justice -- The Supreme Court's first argued case : West v. Barnes (1791) -- Grappling with the separation of powers : in re Hayburn (1792), plus ex parte Chandler and United States v Todd (unreported, 1794) -- Sovereign immunity and an impetus for the 11th Amendment : Chisholm v Georgia (1793) -- Resisting political pressure from the executive branch : Pagan v Hooper (1793) -- The Supreme Court's only reported jury trial and the supremacy of special jurors : the three appeals of Georgia v Brailsford (1792, 1793, and 1794) -- Trouble on the high seas : Glass v Sloop Betsey (1794) -- Efforts to criminally prosecute Chief Justice Jay : the citizen Genet affair -- Jay Court decisions of lesser note : Kingsley v Jenkins (1793), ex parte Martin (1793), and U.S. v Hopkins (1794) -- A final missionwhile Chief Justice -- After the Supreme Court -- History's verdict Summary "Chronicles the efforts of the first Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court to establish a federal court system during the country's uncertain early years"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2022) Subject Jay, John, 1745-1829. SUBJECT Jay, John, 1745-1829 fast Subject United States. Supreme Court -- History United States. Supreme Court -- Cases -- History United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Biography SUBJECT United States. Supreme Court fast Subject Judges -- United States -- Biography Employees Judges Politics and government SUBJECT United States -- Politics and government -- 1775-1783. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140413 United States -- Politics and government -- 1783-1809. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140415 New York (State) -- Politics and government -- To 1775. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85091464 Subject New York (State) United States Genre/Form Biographies History Trials, litigation, etc. Form Electronic book LC no. 2021049680 ISBN 9781438487878 1438487878

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