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bill on September 21, 1789. U.S. President George Washington signed the Act into law on September 24, 1789. File:Judiciary Act of 1789.jpg The Act set the

they were born in England. William Blackstone's Commentaries on the Laws of England are considered the most influential books on law in the new republic

President Washington signed the act in law on July 6, 1789 when they used it to pay off the US war debt. The American Revolution was followed by an economic

office in 1789. While presidential power has ebbed and flowed over time, the presidency has played an increasingly significant role in American political

"Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts of Law, or in the Heads of

until September 1789. File:Seal of the United States Department of the Treasury (1789-1968).png The First United States Congress convened in New York City

established in 1868 to address claims by American citizens against foreign nations, but it was abolished in 1868 and then reestablished in 1870 under the

Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019 and 2021. The trials of Johnson, Clinton and both Trump trials ended in acquittal; in Johnson's

specified in the Constitution or prescribed by law. In the House, a Rules Committee guides legislation; in the Senate, a Standing Rules committee is in charge

is originally published as a slip law, which is classified as either public law (abbreviated Pub.L.) or private law (Pvt.L.), and designated and numbered

imprisoned for up to five years in the federal penitentiary in Albany, New York. The result was a dramatic decrease in violence in the South. Akerman gave credit

Code § 19 – Vacancy in offices of both President and Vice President; officers eligible to act". Cornell Law School. https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/3/19

Corruption in Law Enforcement), and is also associated with Law Enforcement Against Prohibition (LEAP), a drug law reform organization of law enforcement

Johnson in 1868, Bill Clinton in 1998, and Donald Trump in 2019 and in 2021. The trials of Johnson, Clinton and Trump all ended in acquittal; in Johnson's

justice in 1981. In 1986, Antonin Scalia became the first Italian-American justice. Marshall was succeeded by African-American Clarence Thomas in 1991. O'Connor

Department in carrying out its major law enforcement responsibilities; in serving as the financial agent for the United States Government; and in manufacturing

Hispanic American male: Alberto Gonzales in 2005 First African American male: Eric Holder in 2009 First African American female: Loretta Lynch in 2015 T

established by Law: but the Congress may by Law vest the Appointment of such inferior Officers, as they think proper, in the President alone, in the Courts

Since the Supreme Court was established in 1789, 17 people have served as Chief Justice, beginning with John Jay (1789–1795). The current chief justice is

entries in 2015. The Department of Defense failed its fifth audit in 2022, and could not account for more than 60% of its $3.5 trillion in assets. In the latest