Download or read book Opinion by Chief Justice Waite written by Morrison Remick Waite and published by . This book was released on with total page 3 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 Petition to the U S Supreme Court written by Edward M. L'Engle and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 37 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 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 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:
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Download or read book A People s History of the Supreme Court written by Peter Irons and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2006-07-25 with total page 609 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court featuring a forward by Howard Zinn Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging work as timely as ever. In the tradition of Howard Zinn's classic A People's History of the United States, Peter Irons chronicles the decisions that have influenced virtually every aspect of our society, from the debates over judicial power to controversial rulings in the past regarding slavery, racial segregation, and abortion, as well as more current cases about school prayer, the Bush/Gore election results, and "enemy combatants." To understand key issues facing the supreme court and the current battle for the court's ideological makeup, there is no better guide than Peter Irons. This revised and updated edition includes a foreword by Howard Zinn. "A sophisticated narrative history of the Supreme Court . . . [Irons] breathes abundant life into old documents and reminds readers that today's fiercest arguments about rights are the continuation of the endless American conversation." -Publisher's Weekly (starred review)
Download or read book Supreme Court of the United States No 180 October Term 1878 written by United States. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1878 with total page 14 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Brethren written by Bob Woodward and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices—maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising, and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.
Download or read book The Constitution in the Supreme Court written by David P. Currie and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1992-09 with total page 518 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Currie's masterful synthesis of legal analysis and narrative history, gives us a sophisticated and much-needed evaluation of the Supreme Court's first hundred years. "A thorough, systematic, and careful assessment. . . . As a reference work for constitutional teachers, it is a gold mine."—Charles A. Lofgren, Constitutional Commentary
Download or read book Ira Y Munn and George L Scott Plaintiffs in Error Vs the People of the State of Illinois written by United States. Supreme Court and published by . This book was released on 1876 with total page 7 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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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 106 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 The Day Freedom Died written by Charles Lane and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2008-03-04 with total page 345 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of the massacre of a Southern town’s freedmen and a white lawyer’s battle to bring the killers to justice: “Riveting.” —The New York Times Book Review Following the Civil War, Colfax, Louisiana, was a town, like many, where African Americans and whites mingled uneasily. But on April 13, 1873, a small army of white ex–Confederate soldiers, enraged after attempts by freedmen to assert their new rights, killed more than sixty African Americans who had occupied a courthouse. With skill and tenacity, the Washington Post’s Charles Lane transforms this nearly forgotten incident into a riveting historical saga. Seeking justice for the slain, one brave US attorney, James Beckwith, risked his life and career to investigate and punish the perpetrators—but they all went free. What followed was a series of courtroom dramas that culminated at the Supreme Court, where the justices’ verdict compromised the victories of the Civil War and left Southern blacks at the mercy of violent whites for generations. The Day Freedom Died is an electrifying piece of historical detective work that captures a gallery of characters from presidents to townspeople, and re-creates the bloody days of Reconstruction, when the often-brutal struggle for equality moved from the battlefield into communities across the nation. “Thoroughly readable, carefully documented.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Fascinating.” —New Orleans Times-Picayune “An electrifying piece of historical reporting.” —Tucson Citizen
Download or read book Argument of Hon F Carroll Brewster in the Case of Swasey Vs North Carolina R R Co Before Hon Morrison R Waite Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the United States and Hon Hugh L Bond Circuit Judge Raleigh June 8 1874 written by Frederick Carroll Brewster and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-10-12 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Argument of Hon. F. Carroll Brewster in the Case of Swasey Vs. North Carolina R. R. Co. Before Hon. Morrison R. Waite, Chief Justice of Supreme Court of the United States, and Hon. Hugh L. Bond, Circuit Judge, Raleigh, June 8, 1874: And Opinion of the Chief Justice Lastly, to the propositions Of law upon which my motion rests. The' contract we set up may be stated in a few words. We say that in the year 1849 the State of North Carolina created a Railroad corporation - sub scribed to two millions of the stock - invited loans to pay for this stock, and issued to the persons advancing the money, interest bearing bonds, and that the State pledged for the payment of these bonds and their interest, the stock thus purchased and all its dividends. Those bonds, with heavy arrears of unpaid interest, we this day represent at your bar, and we Simply ask that the stock pledged for these payments - the stock bought with our money - our stock - be sold to satisfy our just demand. She who never paid one dollar for a Single share, She who for years received and misappropriated the dividends, still seeks to hold these millions. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
