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Record Nr.

UNINA9910807273203321

Autore

Ely James W

Titolo

The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Columbia : , : University of South Carolina Press, , 1995

©2012

ISBN

0-585-34323-3

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (xii, 248 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations

Altri autori (Persone)

ElyJames W., Jr

Disciplina

347.73/2634

B

347.3073534

Soggetti

Judges - United States - History

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

A gentleman and a scholar -- Never a better administrator -- 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.

Sommario/riassunto

The resulting study illuminates a range of related legal issues, including the Supreme Court's handling of race relations, criminal justice, governmental authority, and private law disputes.