Law and Politics in "Charges to the Grand Jury" in Federalist Era (1790-1800)

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.17811/hc.v0i22.682

Keywords:

United States, Federal Jurisdiction, Grand Jury Charges, Federalist Era

Abstract

In the early American republic, in federalist era, Supreme Court justices, acting as circuit court judges, used to deliver grand jury charges at the opening of circuit court sessions. Those charges were not only mere instructions on how to proceed, but reflections on constitutional and political issues. This article intend to describe that grand jury charges and their most frequent issues.

Fecha de envío / Submission date: 20/07/2020

Fecha de aceptación / Acceptance date: 2/09/2020

Author Biography

Jorge Pérez Alonso, Abogado Investigador del Seminario Martínez Marina de Historia Constitucional

Licenciado en Derecho por la Universidad de Oviedo, Investigador del Seminario Martínez Marina y Profesor Asociado de Derecho Constitucional de la Universidad de Oviedo. Autor de los libros Tres controvertidas elecciones presidenciales estadounidenses y La monarquía en la historia constitucional europea (ambos publicados en In itinere) y responsable de las antologías de textos de John Jay Independencia, Estado y Constitución (2018) y Tribunales y Jurisdicción federal (2020), ambas publicadas por el CEPC. Es igualmente autor de más de medio centenar de artículos dedicados al Derecho y la Historia constitucional española y estadounidense.

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2021-09-04

Issue

No. 22 (2021): Historia Constitucional N. 22 (2021)

Section

Europe and United States of America

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