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Peer reviewedO'Brien, David M. – OAH Magazine of History, 1998
Observes that the bulk of the federal judiciary's business is handled by lower federal courts. Discusses the evolving structure and business of the federal judiciary, district courts, circuit courts of appeal, declining federal supervisory capacity due to rising case loads, and future problems likely to be faced by the federal judiciary. (DSK)
Descriptors: Court Litigation, Court Role, Courts, Federal Courts
Download full textHerbeck, Dale A. – 1989
This paper considers how the Supreme Court used an idealized history of the infamous Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798 to help justify its decision in "New York Times v. Sullivan" in 1963. The first section of the paper discusses the Alien and Sedition Acts of 1798, the second section discusses the Court's use of history in the "New…
Descriptors: Constitutional History, Court Litigation, Court Role, Federal Courts
Peer reviewedWilson, Margaret Bush – Update on Law-Related Education, 1994
Examines the U.S. Supreme Court "Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka" decision and its impact on education and national history. Includes 16 photographs representing various aspects of the history of public school desegregation. (CFR)
Descriptors: Black Culture, Black Education, Black History, Black Leadership
