The Supreme Court in American Society: Equal Justice Under Law

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Kermit L. Hall
Taylor & Francis, 2001 - History - 788 pages
The essays in this volume represent some of the best writing done about the history, political dynamics, and legal development of the Supreme Court. They remind us that interest in the court as not just a legal but a political and cultural entity has been prodigious. This collection serves as a powerful reminder of how important the Court has been to American life and how much it has mirrored the controversies, debates, and political struggles of American history.

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Contents

Reconstruction and the Waite Court
17
Civil Liberties and the American Supreme Court
58
On the Warren Court and Judicial Review
72
The Role of the Supreme Court in American History
97
A Comment on Roe v Wade
134
The Supreme Court in Periods of Critical Realignment
220
The Supreme Court as Republican Schoolmaster
235
The Origins of Franklin D Roosevelts CourtPacking Plan
289
THE FEDERAL FREE EXERCISE CLAUSE 1473
449
THE NEW AMERICAN PHILOSOPHY
489
The Ten Greatest Justices
495
States Rights and the Origins of the Supreme Courts Power
563
Racist Speech Democracy and the First Amendment
577
The Birth Order Oddity in Supreme Court Appointments
639
The Integrity of Holmes Jurisprudence
647
The Supreme Court the Equal Proptection Clause
687

Old and
343
The Origins and Historical Understanding
386
FREE EXERCISE DOCTRINE TODAY 1416
392
A Theory of U S Constitutional History
762
Acknowledgments
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