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Some of the most memorable cases in American history have taken place in the D.C. Circuit, including the prosecutions arising from the Star Route and Teapot Dome scandals, the contest over President Trumanīs seizure of the steel mills, the Pentagon Papers and Watergate cases, and the breakup of the Bell telephone system. More justices of the United States Supreme Court have been drawn from the United States Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit than from any other court.
Calmly to Poise the Scales of Justice (the title comes from an opinion by the Circuitīs first Chief Judge, William Cranch) follows the history of the courts of the D.C. Circuit from 1801 through the 1980s. Each of its ten chapters is devoted to an important stage in the courtsī history. These are demarcated by the life spans of the present courtsī predecessors or by significant eras -- particularly those defined by presidencies in which the work of the courts was greatly affected by appointments to the Circuit bench and, in some cases, by clashes between the executive branch and the judiciary.
To purchase a copy, send a written request with the address to which the book should be sent, and a check or money order for $30 to:
Linda J. Ferren, Executive Director
Historical Society of the D.C. Circuit
Room 4726
333 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20001 |
