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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... , fixed by the Progressives, of a bench single-mindedly devoted to safeguarding corporate interests. But such explanations are simplistic and at best misleading. 4 Recent years have witnessed a revival of scholarly interest in Introduction.
... corporate and professional elite . Shortly after his arrival , Fuller accepted a salaried post ( at fifty dollars a month ) with Samuel K. Dow , another native of Maine and a successful attorney . Several months later he formed a ...
... corporate law. He began to represent the Union National Bank and frequently appeared on behalf of other Illinois banks. Fuller also represented prominent business figures, such as Marshall Field, the merchant, and Philip D. Armour, the ...
... corporations, but he preferred the independence of private practice. Although he often represented corporate interests and wealthy individuals, Fuller would not commit himself to serve a single client. As Fuller moved steadily to the ...
... corporate clients , one historian concluded that he “ was one of the busiest and best - paid corporation attorneys in Chicago . " Gustavus Myers , History of the Supreme Court of the United States ( Chicago : Charles H. Kerr , 1912 ) ...
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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 | |