Sunflower justice : a new history of the Kansas Supreme Court / / R. Alton Lee

• Autore: Lee R. Alton
• Pubblicazione: Lincoln [Nebraska] : , : University of Nebraska Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (690 p.)
• Disciplina: 347.781/035
• Soggetto topico: Courts of last resort - Kansas - History
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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'
• Titolo autorizzato: Sunflower justice
• ISBN: 0-8032-5411-3; 0-8032-5410-5
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910790978103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II