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Justice lies in the District : the U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1902-1960 /
In 1902 a new federal district court was established to serve a broad segment of the Texas Gulf Coast region, including Houston. In the use of its discretion to choose between "private" and "public" law, this court for many years served the interests of the region's economic...
| Call Number: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | Inglés |
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College Station :
Texas A & M University Press,
©1993.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Centennial series of the Association of Former Students, Texas A & M University ;
no. 46. |
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| Online Access: | Texto completo |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Federal Justice in a Frontier State: The Federal Courts in Nineteenth-Century Texas
- 2. "Awhir with a Buoyant Business Progressiveness": The Progressive Era, 1902-17
- 3. Trade Not Treason: Public Law in War and Peace, 1918-33
- 4. Balancing Rights with Duties: Private Law during the Twenties
- 5. Keeping the Law within Reasonable Limits: Public Law during the Depression
- 6. Regulation without Restriction: Private Law during the Depression
- 7. Public Policies and Private Concerns: The Second World War
- 8. The More Things Change: Public and Private Law in the Post-World War II Era, 1946-60
- Appendix: Court Personnel.