Download or read book The Supreme Court under Morrison R Waite 1874 1888 written by Paul Kens and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2012-10-15 with total page 393 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A view of the major legal challenges of post–Civil War America as seen from the highest court in the land. In The Supreme Court under Morrison R. Waite, 1874–1888, Paul Kens provides a history of the Court during a time that began in the shadow of the Civil War and ended with America on the verge of establishing itself as an industrial world power. Morrison R. Waite (1816–1888) led the Court through a period that experienced great racial violence and sectional strife. At the same time, a commercial revolution produced powerful new corporate businesses and, in turn, dissatisfaction among agrarian and labor interests. The nation was also consolidating the territory west of the Mississippi River, an expansion often marred with bloodshed and turmoil. It was an era that strained America's thinking about the purpose, nature, and structure of government and ultimately about the meaning of the constitution. Some of the landmark events faced by this Court centered on issues of civil rights. These ranged from the Colfax massacre and treatment of blacks in the South to the rights of women, conflicts with Mormons over polygamy and religious freedom, and the mistreatment of Chinese immigrants in the West. Economic concerns also dominated the decisions of the Court. Westward expansion brought conflicts over the distribution of public domain lands. The building and financing of the transcontinental railroad and the web of railroads throughout the nation brought great wealth to some, but that success was accompanied by the Panic of 1873, the first nationwide labor strike, and the Granger movement. Changes in business practices and concerns over concentrated wealth fueled debates over the limits of government regulation of business enterprise and the constitutional status of corporations. In addition to the more dramatic topics of civil rights and economic regulation, this study also covers such important issues of the day as bankruptcy, criminal law, interstate commerce, labor strife, bonds and railroad financing, and land disputes. Challenging the conventional portrayal of the Waite Court as being merely transitional, Kens observes that the majority of these justices viewed themselves as guardians of tradition. Even while facing legal disputes that grew from the drastic changes in post-Civil War America's social, political, and economic order, the Waite Court tended to look backward for its cues. Its rulings on issues of liberty and equality, federalism and the powers of government, and popular sovereignty and the rights of the community were driven by constitutional traditions established prior to the Civil War. This is an important distinction because the conventional portrayal of this Court as transitional leaves the impression that later changes in legal doctrine were virtually inevitable, especially with respect to the subjects of civil rights and economic regulation. By demonstrating that there was nothing inevitable about the way constitutional doctrine has evolved, Kens provides an original and insightful interpretation that enhances our understanding of American constitutional traditions as well as the development of constitutional doctrine in the late nineteenth century.

Download or read book The Waite Court written by Donald Grier Stephenson Jr. and published by ABC-CLIO. This book was released on 2003-11-12 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive exploration of the major decisions and personalities of the Supreme Court during the 14-year tenure of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite. The Waite Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy presents a fresh interpretation of the Supreme Court under the tenure of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite (1874–1888). An in-depth analysis of key decisions demonstrates how the Waite Court confronted such profound issues as the post-Civil War rights of African Americans and state regulations intended to cope with rampant industrialization. Highlighting the Court's most famous decision, Munn v. Illinois, which upheld legislation regulating railroad and grain elevator rates, this careful analysis also reviews the Court's unique involvement in the 1876 presidential election electoral predicament. Profiles of the 15 justices who served on the Waite Court include extensive descriptions of the five that rank among the most outstanding justices ever to serve on the Supreme Court.

Download or read book Chief Justice Waite Born November 29 1816 Died March 23 1888 written by Association of the Bar of the City of New York and published by . This book was released on 1890 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chief Justice Waite Defender of the Public Interest written by Bruce Raymond Trimble and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Orations of Chief Justice Waite and of William Henry Rawle on the Occasion of the Unveiling of the Bronze Statue of Chief Justice Marshall at Washington May 10 1884 written by Morrison Remick Waite and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 74 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Waite Court written by Donald Grier Stephenson and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2003-11-12 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An extensive exploration of the major decisions and personalities of the Supreme Court during the 14-year tenure of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite. The Waite Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy presents a fresh interpretation of the Supreme Court under the tenure of Chief Justice Morrison Remick Waite (1874–1888). An in-depth analysis of key decisions demonstrates how the Waite Court confronted such profound issues as the post-Civil War rights of African Americans and state regulations intended to cope with rampant industrialization. Highlighting the Court's most famous decision, Munn v. Illinois, which upheld legislation regulating railroad and grain elevator rates, this careful analysis also reviews the Court's unique involvement in the 1876 presidential election electoral predicament. Profiles of the 15 justices who served on the Waite Court include extensive descriptions of the five that rank among the most outstanding justices ever to serve on the Supreme Court.

Download or read book Chief Justice Waite written by Bruce R. Trimble and published by . This book was released on 1968 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Proceedings of the Bench and Bar of the Supreme Court of the United States in memoriam Morrison R emick Waite written by United States. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1888 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Morrison R Waite written by C. Peter Magrath and published by New York : Macmillan. This book was released on 1963 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book Our Eleven Chief Justices written by Kenneth Bernard Umbreit and published by New York, Harper & bros.. This book was released on 1938 with total page 596 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Chief Justice Waite Born November 29 1816 Died March 23 1888 written by Trieste Publishing Pty Limited and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-21 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Sketches of the Lives Times and Judicial Services of the Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the United States written by George Van Santvoord and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Chief Justice written by David J. Danelski and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 2016-08-05 with total page 465 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Scholars use the most advanced methods in judicial studies to examine the role of Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court

Download or read book The Commerce Clause under Marshall Taney and Waite written by Felix Frankfurter and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2018-02-01 with total page 75 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The power of the commerce clause touches most intimately the relations between government and economic enterprises, and the process by which the conflicting claims of the nation and states are mediated through the Supreme Court is of continuing interest. This study is a clear exposition of the various interpretations of the commerce clause under three great chief justices. Originally published in 1937. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

Download or read book Reports of Cases Decided in the Circuit Courts of the United States for the Fourth Circuit written by United States. Circuit Court (4th Circuit) and published by . This book was released on 1877 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Reports of Cases Decided in the Circuit Courts of the United States for the Fourth Circuit Most of Them Since Chief Justice Waite Came Upon the Bench and of Selected Cases in Admiralty and Bankruptcy Decided in the District Courts of that Circuit With an Appendix to the Second Volume Containing the Rules in Admiralty and Bankruptcy of the District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia and the Rules of the Circuit Court for that District Etc Etc written by United States. Circuit Court (4th Circuit) and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 744 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: