The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888–1910Univ of South Carolina Press, 2012 M11 1 - 257 pages A study of the man who led the Supreme Court as the nineteenth century ended and the twentieth began, exploring issues of property, government authority, and more. |
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... appeal to the Supreme Court of the United States . The matter , however , was submitted on briefs without oral argument.31 He was admitted to practice before the Court on February 29 , 1872 , and shortly thereafter argued a bankruptcy ...
... , these circuit courts conducted trials involving the most important civil cases and exercised a limited appellate jurisdiction over the district courts. As a further complication , there was no intermediate court of appeals ;
James W. Ely. complication , there was no intermediate court of appeals ; matters appealed from the circuit courts went directly to the Supreme Court as a matter of right . Accordingly , Fuller early turned his attention to winning ...
... appeals from the federal district courts. His initial circuit court opinion, Lee v. Simpson (1889), concerned the execution of a testamentary power of appointment by Anna M. Clemson in favor of her husband, who in turn devised the land ...
... involving state law under diversity of citizenship jurisdiction composed much of the increased flow of appeals . This burden rendered impossible the prompt and efficient administration of 70 justice . There was a three - year backlog in.
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Conservative Jurisprudence in the Age of Enterprise | |
Safeguarding Entrepreneurial Liberty | |
Defending the National Market | |
Civil Liberties Equal Rights and Criminal Justice | |
Issues of Government | |
Private Litigation | |
Betting on the Future | |