02530nam 2200589 450 991079097810332120230803220853.00-8032-5411-30-8032-5410-5(CKB)2550000001191494(EBL)1602575(SSID)ssj0001113335(PQKBManifestationID)12529305(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001113335(PQKBWorkID)11166340(PQKB)10185646(MiAaPQ)EBC1602575(OCoLC)869519533(MdBmJHUP)muse32525(Au-PeEL)EBL1602575(CaPaEBR)ebr10830194(CaONFJC)MIL570917(OCoLC)869096309(EXLCZ)99255000000119149420140208h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSunflower justice a new history of the Kansas Supreme Court /R. Alton LeeLincoln [Nebraska] :University of Nebraska Press,2014.©20141 online resource (690 p.)Law in the American WestDescription based upon print version of record.0-8032-4841-5 1-306-39666-2 Includes bibliographical references and index.The kingman court -- The chief justice as politician -- The populist interlude -- The grand old court -- Reaction in the roaring twenties -- The devastating depression -- The revised selection system -- Modernizing the law -- Retreat to conservatism.Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the state court's arbitrary powers over labor-management conflicts, yellow dog contracts, civil rights, gender issues, and domestic relations set precedents that reverberated around the country. Sunflower Justice is a pioneering work that presents the history of a state through the use of its supreme court decisions as evidence. R. Alton Lee traces Kansas's legal history through 150 years of records, shedding light on the state'Courts of last resortKansasHistoryCourts of last resortHistory.347.781/035Lee R. Alton484830MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910790978103321Sunflower justice3859348UNINA