The Supreme Court under Morrison R. Waite, 1874-1888.
Kens, Paul.
The Supreme Court under Morrison R. Waite, 1874-1888. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages) - Chief Justiceships of the United States Supreme Court Series . - Chief Justiceships of the United States Supreme Court Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Traditional Court, Turbulent Times -- 1 Waite, Waite, Don't Tell Me -- 2 Freedom Detoured -- 3 After the Compromise -- 4 Romancing the Rails -- 5 The Last Gasp of the Rights of the Community -- 6 Too Big to Be Allowed to Fail -- 7 Sinking Fund -- 8 A Change Is Gonna Come -- 9 Interstate Commerce -- 10 The Big Country -- 11 Equal Rights: Tales of the Old West -- Conclusion: Legacy of the Waite Court -- Notes -- Index of Cases -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
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.
9781611172195
Waite, Morrison R.-(Morrison Remick),-1816-1888.
United States.-Supreme Court-History-19th century.
United States.-Supreme Court-Biography.
Constitutional history-United States.
Electronic books.
KF8742 .K46 2010
347.73/26
The Supreme Court under Morrison R. Waite, 1874-1888. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (240 pages) - Chief Justiceships of the United States Supreme Court Series . - Chief Justiceships of the United States Supreme Court Series .
Cover -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Series Editor's Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Traditional Court, Turbulent Times -- 1 Waite, Waite, Don't Tell Me -- 2 Freedom Detoured -- 3 After the Compromise -- 4 Romancing the Rails -- 5 The Last Gasp of the Rights of the Community -- 6 Too Big to Be Allowed to Fail -- 7 Sinking Fund -- 8 A Change Is Gonna Come -- 9 Interstate Commerce -- 10 The Big Country -- 11 Equal Rights: Tales of the Old West -- Conclusion: Legacy of the Waite Court -- Notes -- Index of Cases -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
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.
9781611172195
Waite, Morrison R.-(Morrison Remick),-1816-1888.
United States.-Supreme Court-History-19th century.
United States.-Supreme Court-Biography.
Constitutional history-United States.
Electronic books.
KF8742 .K46 2010
347.73/26