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Supreme decisions. Great constitutional cases and their impact. Volume 1 : Volume 1, To 1896 /
Compellingly written, accessible, and interpretive, Melvin I. Urofsky & rsquo;s stories of major Supreme Court cases and the impact of each ruling on American constitutional law make a readable book for every student.
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Boulder, CO :
Westview Press,
2012.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Reviewer Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. The Case of the Disappointed Office-Seeker: MARBURY V. MADISON (1803); The Judiciary Act of 1801 and the Midnight Judges; William Marbury; The First Step--Repeal of the 1801 Judiciary Act; Marbury v. Madison; The Politics and Logic of Marshall's Opinion; The Republicans Continue Their Attack; The Impeachment of Justice Chase; Defining Treason; Aftermath; For Further Reading; Cases Cited; 2. The Case of the Larcenous Cashier
- M'CULLOCH V. MARYLAND (1819); Interpreting the Constitution: Jefferson versus Hamilton.
- James McCulloh--Cashier ExtraordinaireArguments before the Court; Decision; The States' Rights Attack; John Marshall's Defense; Citizen McCulloh; Cases Cited; For Further Reading; 3. The Case of the Rival Steamboat Operators
- GIBBONS V. OGDEN (1824); Mr. Fulton's Steamboat; The Steamboat Monopoly; Enter Gibbons and Ogden; Creating a Question for the Federal Courts; Arguing before the Supreme Court; The Decision; The Legacy of the Case; Cases Cited; For Further Reading; 4. The Case of the Missionary to the Cherokee: WORCESTER V. GEORGIA (1832); Setting the Stage; Taking Indian Land.
- Challenging Georgia Law in the Supreme CourtSamuel Worcester Goes to Georgia; The Georgia Law before the Supreme Court; The Failure of Law and a Political Compromise; Cherokee Removal; Aftermath; Cases Cited; For Further Reading; 5. The Case of the Zealous Slave Catcher
- PRIGG V. PENNSYLVANIA (1842); The Fugitive Slave Act of 1793; Personal Liberty Laws; Edward Prigg and Margaret Morgan; The Supreme Court Rules; After Prigg: George Latimer; The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850; For Further Reading; Cases Cited; 6. The Case of the Slave Who Would Be Free
- DRED SCOTT V. SANDFORD (1857).
- Dred Scott and His TravelsThe Case in the Missouri State Courts; The Growing Storm over Slavery; The Compromise of 1850; Dred Scott in the Missouri Supreme Court; A Diversity Case--or Not; Before the Supreme Court; "The Self-Inflicted Wound"; Aftermath; Cases Cited; For Further Reading; 7. The Case of the Antiwar Agitator
- EX PARTE MILLIGAN (1866); The Making of a Copperhead; Opposing the War; Military Trial; Ex parte Merryman; Ex parte Vallandigham; Arguing the Case; The Court's Decision; Milligan in History; Milligan after the Case; Cases Cited; For Further Reading.
- 8. The Case of the New Orleans Butchers
- THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE CASES (1873)A Simple Health Regulation in an Unhealthy City; The Butchers Fight Back; Defining Rights; In the Louisiana Courts; Justice Joseph Bradley, on Circuit; Before the U.S. Supreme Court; A Closely Divided Court Decides; Aftermath; Cases Cited; For Further Reading; 9. The Case of the Women Who Wanted to Be a Lawyer
- BRADWELL V. ILLINOIS (1873); Myra Bradwell; The Chicago Legal News; The Nascent Women's Movement; A History of Legal Discrimination; Small Doors in the Wall; A Person of Good Character--but Not Eligible.