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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... determination of public policy during the late nineteenth century. But historians have engaged in a fierce debate over the nature and extent of this judicial involvement. The aim of this volume is to provide a detailed analysis of the ...
... determined that the new chief justice should come from the West. He based this decision partly on the need for a representative of the Seventh Circuit (Illinois, Indiana, and Wisconsin) on the Supreme Court. The structure of the federal ...
... determined on you and will act tomorrow unless you object . " 54 The president brushed aside Fuller's request for time to consider and formally nominated him on April 30. Five days later Fuller wrote the president and explained his ...
... determining factor in deciding cases . The historian Charles Warren cogently observed that " the slight importance ... which was to be attached to the party designations of the Judges upon the Court was never better illustrated than ...
... determined not to leave the bench while Cleveland was chief executive.94 Moreover, he hoped to set a new record for longevity of service. Fuller attempted tactfully to persuade Field to resign. Concerned about the older man's declining ...
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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 | |