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The Form and Function of the Supreme Court
The Supreme Court often stands at the center of the storm of politics. High profile cases over individual liberties, federal...
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Judiciary Act of 1789
Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1789, which established the federal court system and the position of attorney general. The Supreme Court had already been established by the Constitution but the creation of a lower federal court system had been left to Congress.