Benjamin W. Leigh letters on the "lottery decision," 1821
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United States. Supreme Court
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Supreme Court of the United States, final court of appeal and final expositor of the Constitution of the United States. Within the framework of litigation, the Supreme Court marks the boundaries of authority between state and nation, state and state, and government and citizen. Scope And Jurisdiction The Supreme Court was created by the Constitutional Convention of 1787 as the head of a federal court system, though it was not formally established until Congress passed the Judiciary Act in 17...
Sidney, Algernon, 1622-1683
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English statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Leyester House, to Jn. Thane, 1650 June 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663328 Epithet: son of Robert, 2nd Earl of Leicester British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001034.0x0001d2 Sidney was an English politician and opponent of Charles II of England. He was implicated in the Rye House Plot to assassinate Charl...
Leigh, Benjamin Watkins, 1781-1849
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Benjamin Watkins Leigh (1781-1849), a native of Chesterfield County, Virginia, was educated at William and Mary College, and practiced law in Petersburg and Richmond, Virginia. He was a member of the House of Delegates, supervised the revision of the Virginia Code in 1819, was a member of the 1829-30, Constitutional convention, and U.S. Senator. From 1829-1841 Leigh served as the reporter of the Supreme Court of Appeals. From the description of Letter : Washington D.C., to Thomas R. ...
