The Passenger Cases and the commerce clause : immigrants, blacks, and states' rights in antebellum America /

Mostrar otras versiones (1)

"In the early years of the republic states exercised considerable power over immigrants and, in the case of southern states, free blacks by either assessing taxes on immigrants brought through their ports and, in southern states, excluding free blacks. Previously the Court held that persons wer...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Freyer, Tony Allan (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2014]
Colección:Landmark law cases & American society
Temas:
United States. > Supreme Court > History > 19th century.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Histoire > 19e siècle.
United States. > Supreme Court.
1800-1899
Interstate commerce > United States > Cases.
Emigration and immigration law > United States > Cases.
States' rights (American politics)
Slavery > Law and legislation > United States > History.
LAW > Commercial > General.
Commercial policy.
Emigration and immigration law.
Interstate commerce.
Slavery > Law and legislation.
United States > Commercial policy.
United States.
History.
Trials, litigation, etc.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Editors' Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Origins and Precedents in Law and Politics, 1819â#x80;#x93;1837; 2. Federal and State Court Litigations, 1837â#x80;#x93;1843; 3. Alien Tax Cases Appealed in Crises, 1843â#x80;#x93;1848; 4. Passenger Cases: Divided Decision and Opinions, 1848â#x80;#x93;1849; 5. Passenger Cases: Precedential Significance, 1849â#x80;#x93;1870; 6. Federal Supremacy and a Mixed Legacy of the Passenger Cases; Conclusions; Chronology; Bibliographical Essay; Index; Back Cover

Ejemplares similares