02405nam 2200529 a 450 991045222450332120200520144314.00-8166-5416-6(CKB)1000000000482429(EBL)328381(OCoLC)476125700(SSID)ssj0000149625(PQKBManifestationID)11910532(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000149625(PQKBWorkID)10236385(PQKB)10303098(MiAaPQ)EBC328381(OCoLC)191805930(MdBmJHUP)muse39095(Au-PeEL)EBL328381(CaPaEBR)ebr10212619(CaONFJC)MIL525772(EXLCZ)99100000000048242920070608d2007 uy 0engurcnu---unuuutxtccrEstablishing justice in Middle America[electronic resource] a history of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit /Jeffrey Brandon MorrisMinneapolis University of Minnesota Pressc20071 online resource (472 p.)"Published for the Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth Circuit."0-8166-4816-6 Includes bibliographical references and index."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.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.Electronic books.347.73/2409Morris Jeffrey Brandon1941-986087MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910452224503321Establishing justice in Middle America2253830UNINA