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Federal Judicial History
The Center conducts research and produces resources on the history of the judicial branch of the federal government. These resources include compilations of historical data on the courts, information about judges and judicial administration, as well as publications on federal judicial history. The Center also maintains a biographical directory of Article III judges from 1789 to the present, engages in outreach and education on federal judicial history, and works to promote the preservation of the history of the judicial branch.
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#SCOTUS arguments in Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge concluded #OTD in 1837; Mass. legislature did not violate contract with proprietors of toll bridge by chartering company to build free bridge nearby; decision prioritized need for transportation and economic development https://t.co/FVFB0liidQ6 hours 28 min ago
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#SCOTUS decided The Alicia #OTD in 1869; 1864 statute permitting prize cases to be transferred from U.S. circuit court to SCOTUS even if no decree entered was unconstitutional because SCOTUS had only appellate jurisdiction over such cases https://t.co/PTolc660g61 day 6 hours ago
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Ex parte Vallandigham was argued in #SCOTUS #OTD in 1864; former Dem. Rep. Clement Vallandigham was convicted by military commission of expressing sympathy for rebellion and banished to the Confederacy; #SCOTUS held it had no jurisdiction to review an appeal from a military court https://t.co/s3V4VeHyIh4 days 5 hours ago
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Senior U.S. District Judge Dominic J. Squatrito (D. Conn.) died January 20 at age 82 https://t.co/OMmCzKBpPK https://t.co/qkptYuYdTp4 days 6 hours ago
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We have just posted the latest entry in our Spotlight on Judicial History series: A Woman Appears in the Supreme Court: Belva Lockwood's Career in the Federal Courts. https://t.co/sGqarLw0NO https://t.co/00cZYpLQzJ5 days 4 hours ago
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