Rugged Justice The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals and the American West, 1891-1941.

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Frederick, David C.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Berkeley : University of California Press, [2020]
Subjects:
United States. > Court of Appeals (9th Circuit) > History.
United States. > Court of Appeals (9th Circuit)
Law > West (U.S.) > History.
Law.
West United States.
History.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. Origins and Early Years
  • 2. Railroads, Robber Barons, and the Saving of Stanford University
  • 3. Testing Tolerance: Chinese Exclusion and the Ninth Circuit
  • 4. Intrigue at Anvil Creek
  • 5. The Judicial Faultline: Battles over Natural Resources
  • 6. Replacing the Vanguard
  • 7. War, Liquor, and the Quest for Order
  • 8. Different Paths to the Bench
  • 9. Adjudicating the New Deal
  • 10. A Court Too Large?
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix. Ninth Circuit Statistical Study
  • Notes
  • Index

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