Federal Courts in the Early Republic

On the basis of both civil and criminal suits, some private and some brought by the government, Professor Tachau demonstrates that the federal courts in Kentucky were immediately accessible, visible, and deeply involved in the lives of the people. The actual legal practice revealed in the records thus contradicts much of the conventional wisdom and traditional assumptions about the "inferiority" of the lower federal judiciary and suggests that a major revision of American legal and constitutional history may be in order.

Originally published in 1978.

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Autorentext

Mary K. Bonsteel Tachau

Inhalt

• Frontmatter,
• Contents,
• Acknowledgments,
• Introduction,
• CHAPTER ONE. The Style, Structure, and Jurisdiction of the Courts,
• CHAPTER TWO. Judge Harry Innes,
• CHAPTER THREE. The Personnel of the Courts,
• CHAPTER FOUR. The Procedures of the Courts,
• CHAPTER FIVE. The Internal Revenue Laws and Their Enforcement,
• CHAPTER SIX. Criminal Charges in the Courts,
• CHAPTER SEVEN. Private Civil Suits in the Courts,
• CHAPTER EIGHT. Land Cases in the Courts,
• Conclusion,
• Appendix A. Private Case Docket of the Federal Courts in Kentucky,
• Appendix B. Judgments on Private Suits in Kentucky Federal Courts,
• Appendix C. Cases Brought by the United States in Kentucky Federal Courts,
• Appendix D. Harry Innes's 1785 Book Order,
• Appendix E. A Glossary of Terms Used in the Kentucky Federal Courts,
• Bibliography,
• Index,