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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... established 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 ...
... establish the federal courts as the primary protectors of constitutionally guaranteed rights . They provided the basis for subsequent growth of federal judicial authority . For all its trailblazing decisions , the Supreme Court under ...
... establish a financially successful law practice . His professional income was meager , and he had to borrow money from his grandfather and uncles . 6 Immediately after his move to Chicago , Fuller became deeply involved in Illinois ...
... established . Yet in less than a year he was elected to the Illinois House of Representatives from a usually Republican Chicago district . Fueled by resentment of the Emancipation Proclamation , the Democrats captured control of both ...
... establishing harmonious personal relations with people of diverse legal and political views. Fuller was of a genial nature, with an urbane sense of humor and unfailing courtesy. He combined a scholarly manner and quick mind with ...
Contents
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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 | |