The Tenth Circuit Act of 1863 (12 Stat. 794) was a federal statute which increased the size of the Supreme Court of the United States from nine justices...

An amicus curiae (lit. 'friend of the court'; pl. amici curiae) is an individual or organization that is not a party to a legal case, but that is permitted...

the writ, which they did by passing the Habeas Corpus Suspension Act of 1863. In 1863, the Supreme Court heard the Prize Cases, which arose after Union...

Circuit), Justice Sotomayor (Second Circuit), Justice Alito (Third Circuit), Justice Barrett (Seventh Circuit), and Justice Gorsuch (Tenth Circuit)....

Supreme Court was expanded from nine to ten in March 1863, as a result of the Tenth Circuit Act. This gave President Abraham Lincoln an opportunity to...

Stephen Johnson Field, in 1863; and Salmon P. Chase, as chief justice, in 1864. He is also said to have been "the weakest" of the five. His main distinction...

Judicial Circuits Act of 1866 (ch. 210, 14 Stat. 209) reorganized the United States circuit courts and provided for the gradual elimination of several...

it was officially submitted. The Judicial Circuits Act of 1866, which provided for the gradual elimination of seats on the Supreme Court until there would...

Reports of Cases in the Circuit Courts of the United States (2 vols., Boston, 1854) Judge Curtis's Edition of the Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United...

creation), which was established on March 3, 1863 by the 37th Congress through the Tenth Circuit Act of 1863 (12 Stat. 794). This seat is currently occupied...