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Liberty under law : the Supreme Court in American life / William M. Wiecek.

By: Material type: TextTextSeries: American momentPublication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, c1988.Description: xi, 226 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 080183595X (alk. paper)
  • 0801835968 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 347.73/26 347.30735 19
LOC classification:
  • KF8742 .W52 1988
Contents:
Introduction: The United States Supreme Court and American Constitutionalism 1 -- Chapter 1 "The province and duty of the judicial department"" The Origins of American Constitutionalism 15 -- Chapter 2 "It is a constitution we are expounding": The Court under Chief Justice Marshall 32 -- Chapter 3 "A constitution intended to endure for ages to come": Democracy, Slavery, and Capitalism before the Taney Court 56 -- Chapter 4 "A constitution adapted to the various crises of human affairs": Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Rights of Black People 82 -- Chapter 5 "To pass the line which circumscribes the judicial department": The Formalist Era, 1873-1937 110 -- Chapter 6 "A government entrusted with such ample powers": Foreign Affairs, Executive Authority, and the Court 140 -- Chapter 7 "A superior, paramount law": Substantive Equal Protection 156 -- Chapter 8 "The very essence of judicial duty": Substantive Due Process 177.
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Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks KF8742.W52 1988 1 Available 33710000050166

Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 201-216.

WAR, NEWBERY,

Introduction: The United States Supreme Court and American Constitutionalism 1 -- Chapter 1 "The province and duty of the judicial department"" The Origins of American Constitutionalism 15 -- Chapter 2 "It is a constitution we are expounding": The Court under Chief Justice Marshall 32 -- Chapter 3 "A constitution intended to endure for ages to come": Democracy, Slavery, and Capitalism before the Taney Court 56 -- Chapter 4 "A constitution adapted to the various crises of human affairs": Civil War, Reconstruction, and the Rights of Black People 82 -- Chapter 5 "To pass the line which circumscribes the judicial department": The Formalist Era, 1873-1937 110 -- Chapter 6 "A government entrusted with such ample powers": Foreign Affairs, Executive Authority, and the Court 140 -- Chapter 7 "A superior, paramount law": Substantive Equal Protection 156 -- Chapter 8 "The very essence of judicial duty": Substantive Due Process 177.