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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... constitutional law, international law, and private law during that time period. Assignment of volumes by chief justices' terms follows well- established historical traditions that may well be attributable to the now discredited view ...
... constitutional interpretation , there were certain recurring values - limited government , respect for private property , state autonomy that infused his decision making . Fuller's judicial record marked him as a political and economic ...
... constitutional convention. Overshadowed by the war, the 1862 convention did not meet under propitious circumstances. The convention was controlled by the Democrats, and strong partisan feelings dominated its proceedings. Democratic ...
... constitutional and natural right . ” Similarly Fuller assailed the arbitrary arrests of administration critics . Fuller supported a resolution denouncing the arrest and banishment of former Democratic congressman Clement L. Vallandigham ...
... constitutional doctrines ultimately rested upon popular support . He aptly noted that " constitutional theories , whatever their merits in the abstract , cannot prevail in the long run against the judgment of a majority of those for ...
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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 | |