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The California Supreme Court Historical Society's principal activity is historical research on the California Supreme Court. To this aim, it compiles and publishes oral histories of retired judges. Furthermore, the society conducts educational programs, assists with exhibitions, court tours, and the archiving of historical materials. [1]
The California Supreme Court and all lower California state courts use a different writing style and citation system from the federal courts and many other state courts. California citations have the year between the names of the parties and the reference to the case reporter, as opposed to the national standard (the Bluebook ) of putting the ...
The Supreme Court Historical Society (SCHS) describes itself as "a Washington, D.C.–based private, nonpartisan, not for profit 501(c)(3) membership organization dedicated to preserving and communicating the history of the U.S. Supreme Court, increasing public awareness of the Court’s contribution to our nation’s rich constitutional heritage, and acquiring knowledge covering the history ...
Over the years, his Summary of California Law [7] grew into four inter-related treatises, which still reflect his original work. In 1968, Witkin gave a speech roasting each member of the California Supreme Court, and displayed his trademark colorful good humor. [8] Witkin died in 1995 at the age of 92.
The Supreme Court of the United States is the only court specifically established by the Constitution of the United States, implemented in 1789; under the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Court was to be composed of six members—though the number of justices has been nine for most of its history, this number is set by Congress, not the Constitution ...
However, the railroad company appealed, and in 1887, the Tennessee Supreme Court reversed the lower court's ruling, concluding that her persistence was not in good faith to obtain a comfortable ...
The California Supreme Court ruling curtails the ability of public employees in the state to seek help from the courts in labor disputes.
Conservative U.S. Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito in a secret recording made public on Monday by a liberal activist can be heard agreeing with the sentiment that the U.S. should return "to a ...