Sunflower Justice : A New History of the Kansas Supreme Court

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Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the state court's arbitrary powers over labor-management conflicts, yellow dog contracts, civil rights, gender issues, and domestic relations set precedents...

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Main Author: Lee, R. Alton
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lincoln [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Courts of last resort.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
Courts of last resort > Kansas > History.
Kansas.
Kansas > Supreme Court > History.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the state court's arbitrary powers over labor-management conflicts, yellow dog contracts, civil rights, gender issues, and domestic relations set precedents that reverberated around the country. Sunflower Justice is a pioneering work that presents the history of a state through the use of its supreme court decisions as evidence. R. Alton Lee traces Kansas's legal history through 150 years of records, shedding light on the state'
Physical Description:1 online resource (376 pages).
ISBN:9780803254107

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