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.
... judge in Kennebec County.1 1 The experiences of his childhood would leave a deep mark on Fuller's intellectual development . Three months after Fuller's birth , his mother filed suit for divorce from his father on grounds of adultery ...
... Judge Weston. The future chief justice spent his formative years under the influence of his grandfather. An ardent Democrat, Judge Weston preached the virtues of Jacksonian politics and frugality in financial matters. He also maintained ...
... federal appellate courts to relieve the overcrowded United States Supreme Court docket. He further recommended increased compensation for state and federal judges.36 Despite the demands of his active practice, Fuller found time.
... Judge Sidney Breese of the Illinois Supreme Court. This afforded Fuller an opportunity to comment upon Munn v. Illinois (1877), in which Breese had written an opinion for the Illinois court upholding state regulatory authority in broad ...
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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 | |