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Record Nr.

UNINA9910450794603321

Autore

Orth John V

Titolo

The judicial power of the United States [[electronic resource] ] : the Eleventh Amendment in American history / / John V. Orth

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : Oxford University Press, 1987

ISBN

1-280-52315-8

0-19-536485-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (248 p.)

Disciplina

347.73/12 347.30712

347.7312347.30712

Soggetti

Judicial power - United States - History

Jurisdiction - United States - History

State bonds - Law and legislation - United States - History

Constitutional amendments - United States

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliography and index.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Ratification of the Eleventh Amendment; III. Early Interpretation; IV. Reconstruction and American Law; V. The Eleventh Amendment and the End of Reconstruction: Louisiana and North Carolina; VI. An Exception: Virginia; VII. Another Exception: Cities and Counties; VIII. From 1890 to 1908; IX. After Ex Parte Young: The Eleventh Amendment in the Twentieth Century; X. An Epilogue on the Rule of Law and Legal History; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Table of Cases; Table of Constitutions and Statutes; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book examines the history of the Eleventh Amendment, which limits the exercise of US judicial power when American states are sued.