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- Nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court, 1789 - Present
- Justices of the U.S. Supreme Court, 1789 - Present
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Did You Know? The U.S. Courts of Appeals were the first federal courts designed exclusively to hear cases on appeal from trial courts. In an effort to relieve the caseload burden in the Supreme Court, and to handle a dramatic increase in federal filings, Congress passed the Judiciary Act of 1891, establishing nine courts of appeals, one for each judicial circuit.
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TIME CHANGE -- Examining Enforcement of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
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TIME CHANGE -- Women's Rights Are Human Rights: U.S. Ratification of the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)
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