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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... Circuit Court of the United States that title to the land remained with the city . This decision was later affirmed by the Supreme Court of the United States after Fuller's appointment as chief justice . He , of course , recused himself ...
... circuit courts and adjudicating legal matters at this level. Traditionally presidents tended to select nominees from the various circuits. Yet the Seventh Circuit had been without such representation since 1877. Illinois could make a ...
... requiring me to qualify . " Moreover , one of his first duties as chief justice would be to allot himself a circuit court , and this raised the possibility of reassigning all the justices . Although the chief was authorized.
... circuit duties when the Court was not in session , Fuller wisely wished not to offend his associates by taking any unilateral action.82 On October 8 , 1888 , fifty - five - year - old Melville Fuller took the oath in open court ...
... , had opposed Harlan's appointment to the Supreme Court. Fuller's primary concern was geographic representation on the Court. He was troubled by the prospect of having Harlan, who was from Kentucky , sit for the Seventh Circuit.
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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 | |