Brandeis and the progressive constitution : Erie, the judicial power, and the politics of the federal courts in twentieth-century America /

"This book focuses on Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis and his opinion in the 1938 landmark case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, which resulted in a significant relocation of power from federal to state courts. Distinguished legal historian Edward A. Purcell, Jr., shows how the Erie case...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Purcell, Edward A.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2000]
Temas:
Brandeis, Louis D., > 1856-1941.
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, > 1856-1941.
Brandeis, Louis D., > 1856-1941
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Law > Political aspects.
Progressivism (United States politics)
Juges > États-Unis > Biographies.
Droit > Aspect politique.
Progressisme > États-Unis.
LAW > Legal History.
Judges
Law > Political aspects
Biografie
Politik
Rechtsdenken
Progressismus
United States
USA
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"This book focuses on Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis and his opinion in the 1938 landmark case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, which resulted in a significant relocation of power from federal to state courts. Distinguished legal historian Edward A. Purcell, Jr., shows how the Erie case provides a window on the legal, political, and ideological battles over the federal courts in the New Deal era. Purcell also offers an in-depth study of Brandeis's constitutional jurisprudence and evolving legal views."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (x, 417 pages)
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-407) and index.
ISBN:9780300147391
0300147392
0300078048
9780300078046

Ejemplares similares