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Federalist No. 82

No 82 No 84 The Judiciary Continued From McLEAN's Edition, New York. Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: THE erection of a new government, whatever…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 82

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 81Federalist No. 83Federalist No. 82 The Judiciary Continued To the People of the State of New York: The erection of a…

Marbury v. Madison (1803)

Historical BackgroundThe Constitution called for the creation of a federal government with the following three branches, or parts: legislative, executive, and judiciary. Article I created…

Joan Humphrey Lefkow, 2005 News

federal judge, was the target of an assassination attempt by troubled electrician Bart Ross, who was outraged that she dismissed a malpractice suit he had filed. Lefkow was not at home when…

Federalist No. 80

No 80 No 82 The Powers of the Judiciary From McLEAN's Edition, New York. Hamilton To the People of the State of New York: To JUDGE with accuracy of the proper…

The Federalist Papers: Federalist No. 80

by AlexanderHamilton, JamesMadison and JohnJayFederalist No. 79Federalist No. 81Federalist No. 80 The Powers of the Judiciary To the People of the State of New York: To judge with…

Iran: “Islamic Democracy” Evolves

Signaling a seismic change in Iran's political environment, reform candidates won the overwhelming majority of seats in Feb. 2000 parliamentary elections, thereby wresting control from hard-…

Tom DeLay, 2005 News

House majority leader, was indicted by a Texas grand jury in September. Missouri Representative Roy Blunt replaced him as House majority leader. The indictment accuses DeLay of conspiring…

Stephen Breyer Biography

Stephen BreyerUnited States Supreme Court Associate JusticeBorn: 8/15/1938Birthplace: San Francisco, Calif. After graduating from Harvard Law School in 1964, Stephen Breyer held a clerkship…

John SERGEANT, Congress, PA (1779-1852)

SERGEANT John , a Representative from Pennsylvania; born in Philadelphia, Pa., December 5, 1779; attended the common schools and the University of Pennsylvania at Philadelphia; was graduated from…