Old Court – New Court controversy
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Old Court – New Court controversy
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The Old Court – New Court controversy was a 19th-century political controversy in the U.S. state of Kentucky in which the Kentucky General Assembly abolished the Kentucky Court of Appeals and replaced it with a new court. The justices of the old court refused to recognize the action as valid, and for a time, two separate courts operated as the court of last resort for the state. The controversy began when the financial Panic of 1819 left many Kentuckians in debt and unable to meet their financia
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19th-century political controversy in Kentucky
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Court_%E2%80%93_New_Court_controversy
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2023-09-27T17:41:00Z
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