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Record Nr.

UNINA9910960445603321

Autore

Morris Jeffrey B (Jeffrey Brandon), <1941->

Titolo

Establishing justice in Middle America : a history of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / / Jeffrey Brandon Morris

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, c2007

ISBN

0-8166-5416-6

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (472 p.)

Disciplina

347.73/2409

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Published for the Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth Circuit."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

"An empire in itself": the eighth circuit before 1891 -- The early years, 1891-1929 -- The Sanborn Court, 1919-1959 -- The era of the Warren Court, 1956-1969 -- A moderately liberal court of the 1970's -- "Debate, differences, and a robust exchange of ideas": the eighth circuit during the 1980's -- Leaving the old century and entering the new.

Sommario/riassunto

Headquartered in St. Louis and serving primarily Midwestern states, the Eighth Circuit Court has ruled on cases that touch some of the most significant issues in American history, including Native American rights, school segregation, and abortion. Jeffrey Brandon Morris covers this courts history, revealing how, in many ways, the history of a regional court is a history of the nation itself.