The Marshall Court and cultural change, 1815-1835
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
0195070593
ISBN 13
9780195070590
DDC
347.73
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
1991
Publisher
Pages
xx, 807 pages
Subject
Marshall Court
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Abstract
"G. Edward White's monumental study on the Marshall Court, originally published as Volumes III-IV of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court, shows how the decisions made between 1815 and 1835 reveal an active reinterpretation of the Constitution and its principles of republicanism to suit the requirements of a rapidly changing nation. Placing the Marshall Court within the cultural and ideological context of early nineteenth-century America, White argues that the Court recast the language of the Constitution to give certain crucial terms the appearance of timeless legal principles, and promoted a style of judicial decision-making that concealed the discretionary elements of constitutional interpretation from public scrutiny, thus fostering the impression of an objective, non-partisan Court. Now available in an abridged paperback edition, The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815-1835 will be essential for courses in American legal and constitutional history." - AbeBooks
Description
Content:
Illustrations
Preface to the Abridged edition
Preface
Introduction
The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence I: Cultural change and republicanism
The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence II: The nature and source of law
The working life of the court
Prominent lawyers before the Marshall court
The justices of the Marshall Court
The reporters: Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, and Wheaton v. Peters
Admiralty jurisdiction
Sovereignty and union: federal jurisdiction and federal limitations on state power
Property, vested rights, and legislative regulations: the contract clause case
Natural law and racial minorities: the court's response to slaves and Indians
Of the court, time and change
Table of cases
Index
Illustrations
Preface to the Abridged edition
Preface
Introduction
The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence I: Cultural change and republicanism
The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence II: The nature and source of law
The working life of the court
Prominent lawyers before the Marshall court
The justices of the Marshall Court
The reporters: Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, and Wheaton v. Peters
Admiralty jurisdiction
Sovereignty and union: federal jurisdiction and federal limitations on state power
Property, vested rights, and legislative regulations: the contract clause case
Natural law and racial minorities: the court's response to slaves and Indians
Of the court, time and change
Table of cases
Index
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Item catalogued under biographies to keep items about/referring to John Marshall together.
Item catalogued under biographies to keep items about/referring to John Marshall together.
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1
