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ARP360 Judiciary Act of 1789
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The US Senate has to create an entire federal court system. The vagueness in the Constitution leads to political fights over what powers a federal court system should have. Washington appoints the entire Federal judiciary in one day.
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Book Recommendation of the Week: Rewriting the History of the Judiciary Act of 1789: Exposing Myths, Challenging Premises, and Using New Evidence, by Wilfred J. Ritz
Online Recommendation of the Week: Sketches of Debate of the First Senate of the United States: https://archive.org/details/sketchesofdebate00macl_0
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