Judiciary Act of 1789

The study of circuit riding helps to highlight the importance of the lower federal courts in American legal history.

How could two renowned, high-ranking men of the American Revolution have fallen into such dire straits that they feared the loss of all they worked for?

“John Marshall...exhibited a subservience to the executive branch that continues to haunt us.”

It took well over a century for the office of the attorney general to accrue power and independence. Trump could blow that all up.