The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888–1910Univ of South Carolina Press, 2012 M11 1 - 257 pages A study of the man who led the Supreme Court as the nineteenth century ended and the twentieth began, exploring issues of property, government authority, and more. |
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... History . 3. Judges - United States - History . I. Title . II . Series . KF8745.F8E44 1995 347.73'2634 — dc20 B 347.3073534 B 94-18691 ISBN : 978-1-61117-171-6 ( ebook ) To my mother, Edythe F. Ely, and the memory of.
... historical traditions that may well be attributable to the now discredited view that Chief Justice John Marshall dominated his colleagues on the Supreme Court bench. However, this series organization is not intended to apotheosize the ...
... and Oliver Wendell Holmes . The Fuller Court , and many of those following it , have been viewed in historical scholarship as proponents of laissez faire jurisprudence, based upon the supposed influence of social Darwinism in.
... history, the law's adaptation to societal change continued to gain momentum. Change was in the air during the Fuller years, and Professor Ely, without diverting attention from the Supreme Court, nevertheless makes the reader aware of ...
... history? These are the questions that I have endeavored to answer. The conclusions may cause us to recast the conventional interpretation of the significance and impact of the Fuller Court. Given the nature of this project, it was ...
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Conservative Jurisprudence in the Age of Enterprise | |
Safeguarding Entrepreneurial Liberty | |
Defending the National Market | |
Civil Liberties Equal Rights and Criminal Justice | |
Issues of Government | |
Private Litigation | |
Betting on the Future | |