The Constitution in the Supreme Court: The First Hundred Years, 1789-1888

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University of Chicago Press, 1992 - History - 518 pages
Currie's masterful synthesis of legal analysis and narrative history, gives us a sophisticated and much-needed evaluation of the Supreme Court's first hundred years.

"A thorough, systematic, and careful assessment. . . . As a reference work for constitutional teachers, it is a gold mine."—Charles A. Lofgren, Constitutional Commentary

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Contents

Chief Justice Marshall 18011835
59
Chief Justice Taney 18361864
199
Chief Justice Chase 18651873
283
Chief Justice Waite 18741888
359
Epilogue
453
Justices of the Supreme Court 17891888
457
The Constitution of the United States
461
Table of Cases
477
Index
487
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David P. Currie (1936-2007) was the Edward H. Levi Distinguished Service Professor of Law at the University of Chicago. He is the author of four volumes in the Constitution in Congress series and the award-winning two-volume history The Constitution in the Supreme Court.

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