When the Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions. (Robert H. Jackson)

When the Court moved to Washington in 1800, it was provided with no books, which probably accounts for the high quality of early opinions.

Robert H. Jackson

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