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This post is part of a loose series on the genealogical uses of court records. The posts are connected only by the tag line: Genealogical Insight. The United States Federal Court system has it beginnings in specific provisions of the U.S. Constitution particularly Article III, Section 1: Section 1. The judicial power of the United States, shall be vested in one Supreme Court, and in such inferior courts as the Congress may from time to time ordain and establish. The judges, both of the supreme and inferior courts, shall hold their offices during good behaviour, and shall, at stated times, receive for their services, a compensation, which shall not be diminished during their continuance in office. A further short expression of the judicial power of the courts is set forth in Article III, Section 2: The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States, and treaties made, or which shall be made, under their authority;--to all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls;--to all cases of admiralty and maritime jurisdiction;--to controversies to which the United States shall be a party;--to controversies between two or more states;--between a state and citizens of another state;--between citizens of different states;--between citizens of the same state claiming lands under grants of different states, and between a state, or the citizens thereof, and foreign states, citizens or subjects. In all cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and those in which a state shall be party, the Supreme Court shall have original jurisdiction. In all the other cases before mentioned, the Supreme Court shall have appellate jurisdiction, both as to law and fact, with such exceptions, and under such regulations as the Congress shall make. The trial of all crimes, except in cases of impeachment, shall be by jury; and such trial shall be held in the state where the said crimes shall have been committed; but when not committed within any state, the trial shall be at such place or places as the Congress may by law have directed. From this basic outline, the U.S. has developed a highly complex organization involving thousands of people, hundreds of judges and a formidable adversary system in the three branches of the federal government. The federal judiciary has taken and continues to take a very active part in shaping the laws and procedures of the entire government. From a genealogical standpoint, the federal court system has generated a formidable body of documents, that are more or less available for research. It would seem that finding your ancestors were entangled in federal litigation would be a rare event. But in reality, it was not uncommon for ordinary citizens of the United States to have some type involvement with federal court matters. At least two of my own ancestors were involved in federal criminal prosecutions and I am beginning see how others may have been involved in different ways. If any of your ancestors were lawyers, judges or otherwise associated with the court, they will also be memorialized in court records. There are three main divisions of the federal court system and several semi-independent branches. At the top of the federal court system is the U.S. Supreme Court. According to 28 U. S. C. (United States Code) Section 1 the Supreme Court consists of the Chief Justice of the United States and such number of Associate Justices as may be fixed by Congress. The number of Associate Justices is currently fixed at eight. The current system of lower courts consists of 94 district level trial courts called the District Courts organized into 12 regional circuits and 13 U.S. Courts of Appeals. There are also a number of special courts: U.S. Court of International Trade U.S. Court of Federal Claims U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces U.S. Tax Court There is also a system of federal Bankruptcy Courts. For more specific information about the court system see United States Courts, Court Role and Structure. The federal courts have jurisdiction over the following types of cases: Cases that raise a "federal question" involving the United States Government , the U.S. Constitution, or other federal laws; and Cases involving “diversity of citizenship," which are disputes between two parties not from the same state or country, and where the claim meets a set dollar threshold for damages. More specifically, federal courts hear criminal, civil, and bankruptcy cases. And once a case is decided, it can often be appealed. See United States Courts, Types of Cases. During my years of legal practice as an attorney in Arizona, I had hundreds of opportunities to appear in various federal court matters involving criminal matters, illegal immigration matters, bankruptcy, copyright violation claims and diversity claims. Some of the records of the federal courts are available online. For example, all of decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court are online either directly from the Supreme Court website, however, other court records may or may not be readily available. The location of the court records is primarily controlled by the U.S. National Archives. See U.S. Court Records Held by the National Archives. There is also a good discussion about U.S. Court records in the FamilySearch.org Research Wiki beginning with the article entitled, "United States Court Records." I heartedly agree with the following statement from the Research Wiki article: Unfortunately, court records tend to be difficult to use. The records are usually not well-indexed, there are many records, court names and jurisdictions changed, and they use many legal terms and abbreviations. To interpret court records you may need to consult a dictionary, such as: Black, Henry Campbell. Black's Law Dictionary. Sixth Edition. St. Paul, Minnesota: West Publishing, 1990. (Family History Library book 340.03 B564L 1990.) Evans, Barbara Jean. The New A to Zax: A Comprehensive Genealogical Dictionary for Genealogists and Historians. Second Edition. Champaign, Illinois: B. J. Evans, 1990. (Family History Library book 973 D26e.) Gives archaic, occupational, and legal definitions. Includes a list of nicknames. Black's Law Dictionary is available online at The Law Dictionary. Current copies of Black's Law Dictionary are also readily available in local libraries across the country. Many of the federal court records are available through large online databases. Some of these are subscription websites such as WestLaw.com and LexisNexis.com that have huge collections of federal court cases and other material. These particular services are extremely expensive and are available primarily to law firms, corporations, government agencies and academic institutions such as law schools. You will need to investigate the availability of any of these services to you as an individual. However, there are a lot of documents also available and scattered across the web. It will take some degree of sophisticated searching to find these records, but they are available.
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Project-based learning is “a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an authentic, engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge” from BIE . The Bioethics Debate allows students to choose a side from an extensive list of bioethical topics and work with a partner to research and present both sides of the ethical problem. The project can be introduced by showing the movie Gattaca but is not required. After viewing the movie, students will choose a partner and topic from the list provided (or come up with their own relevant topic). Each partner is responsible for presenting their argument in a debate-style presentation with their partner. The debate consists of each partner presenting an opening statement, an audience Q&A, and finally, a rebuttal or closing argument. Audience members are responsible for completing a debate observation sheet for two of the debates and audience participation is part of the rubric. This listing includes: Google folder with PDFs of all the documents listed below Included in this post: Teacher Notes with Lesson Plan, Bioethics Debate handout, Debate outline, Debate organizer, Rubric and Requirements, Debate Observation Sheet This project aligns with the following NGSS standards: Engineering Design HS-ETS1-1: Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants. HS-ETS1-2: Design a solution to a complex real-world problem by breaking it down into smaller, more manageable problems that can be solved through engineering HS-ETS1-3: Evaluate a solution a complex real-world problem based on prioritizing criteria and trade-offs that account for a range of constraints, including cost, safety, reliability, and aesthetics as well as possible social, cultural, and environmental impacts. Earth and Human Activity HS-ESS3-1: Construct an explanation based on evidence for how the availability of natural resources, occurrence of natural hazards, and changes in climate have influenced human activity HS-ESS3-4: Evaluate or refine a technological solution that reduces impacts of human activities on natural systems Customer Tips How to get TPT credit to use on future purchases Please go to your My Purchases page (you may need to login). Beside each purchase you'll see a Provide Feedback button. Simply click it and you will be taken to a page where you can give a quick rating and leave a short comment for the product. Each time you give feedback, TPT gives you feedback credits that you use to lower the cost of your future purchases. I value your feedback greatly as it helps me determine which products are most valuable for your classroom so I can create more for you. ☺ Be the first to know about my new discounts, freebies and product launches Look for the green star next to my store logo and click it to become a follower. Voila! You will now receive email updates about this store. ☺
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Emigration records tell you about people leaving their country to come to the United States and can give valuable details for your genealogy research.
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Land records are some of the most underutilized, yet most useful, records available in genealogy. Often, they are the only records which state a direct relationship between family members.
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There are many ways of finding out about an ancestor's parents, but one of the main ways is to use vital records such as birth and marriage certificates because marriage certificates normally include the father's name, and birth certificates both parents names unless the child was illegitimate. The first place to look to find an
Every month of the 10th day I publish a blog post with a top ten list… It’s been a long time since I listed some great New England genealogy bloggers. In that time, many new bloggers have started posting. Here are some new ones about New England genealogy (or new-to-me blogs) you should try out! In no particular order: 1. Marblehead Musings by Marge Armstrong https://marbleheadmusings.wordpress.com/ 2. Fletcher Family Tree by Jake Fletcher https://travelyourgenealogy.com/ 3. Beautiful Water by Christine McCloud https://beautifulwatergenealogy.wordpress.com/ 4. Pine Trees and Pedigrees by Kathleen McCracken http://pinetreesandpedigrees.blogspot.com/ 5. Genealogy Adventures by Brian Sheffey https://genealogyadventures.wordpress.com/ 6. Genealogy in West Brookfield by Leah Smith http://genealogyinwestbrookfieldmass.blogspot.com/ 7. Between the Leaves by Deborah Lee Stewart https://deborahleestewart.wordpress.com/ 8. From Shepards and Shoemakers by Julie Roberts Szczepankiewicz https://fromshepherdsandshoemakers.wordpress.com/ 9. Discovering Your Past by Dan Young https://discoveringyourpast.wordpress.com/ ALSO - Enjoy Dan's genealogy videos on YouTube, produced for Nashua, New Hampshire's public access TV channel https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCWqxty9X_5ZyIlE2t6ymh3g 10. Kate’s Kin-nections by Kate Lowrie http://kateskinnections.blogspot.com/ For a full listing of all the New England Genealogy bloggers, try this link: https://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/p/new-england-genealogy-bloggers.html Do you know of any other new New England genealogy blogs? Let me know about them in the comments or send an email to [email protected] ----------------------------- Heather Wilkinson Rojo, "Ten New Genealogy Blogs about New England", Nutfield Genealogy, posted January 10, 2017, ( http://nutfieldgenealogy.blogspot.com/2017/01/ten-new-genealogy-blogs-about-new.html : accessed [access date]).
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Land records are among the most underutilized resources for genealogy. Discover the different types and information you can learn from each.
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