United States of America V. Schwartz

United States of America V. Schwartz
Title United States of America V. Schwartz PDF eBook
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Pages 68
Release 1968
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The Spirit of the Constitution

The Spirit of the Constitution
Title The Spirit of the Constitution PDF eBook
Author David S. Schwartz
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 345
Release 2019
Genre History
ISBN 0190699485

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The Spirit of the Constitution covers the impact and reputation of both McCulloch and Justice Marshall himself throughout American history. One of the central threads of American history is the battle over the proper reach of the federal government's power, and that story cannot be told without reference to McCulloch. Schwartz's analysis of the shifting interpretations of McCulloch and Marshall over the course of American historynot only reaffirms the case's importance, it also helps us understand the circuitous process by which American constitutional law and ideology are made.

A History of the Supreme Court

A History of the Supreme Court
Title A History of the Supreme Court PDF eBook
Author the late Bernard Schwartz
Publisher Oxford University Press
Pages 477
Release 1995-02-23
Genre Law
ISBN 0199840555

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When the first Supreme Court convened in 1790, it was so ill-esteemed that its justices frequently resigned in favor of other pursuits. John Rutledge stepped down as Associate Justice to become a state judge in South Carolina; John Jay resigned as Chief Justice to run for Governor of New York; and Alexander Hamilton declined to replace Jay, pursuing a private law practice instead. As Bernard Schwartz shows in this landmark history, the Supreme Court has indeed travelled a long and interesting journey to its current preeminent place in American life. In A History of the Supreme Court, Schwartz provides the finest, most comprehensive one-volume narrative ever published of our highest court. With impeccable scholarship and a clear, engaging style, he tells the story of the justices and their jurisprudence--and the influence the Court has had on American politics and society. With a keen ability to explain complex legal issues for the nonspecialist, he takes us through both the great and the undistinguished Courts of our nation's history. He provides insight into our foremost justices, such as John Marshall (who established judicial review in Marbury v. Madison, an outstanding display of political calculation as well as fine jurisprudence), Roger Taney (whose legacy has been overshadowed by Dred Scott v. Sanford), Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and others. He draws on evidence such as personal letters and interviews to show how the court has worked, weaving narrative details into deft discussions of the developments in constitutional law. Schwartz also examines the operations of the court: until 1935, it met in a small room under the Senate--so cramped that the judges had to put on their robes in full view of the spectators. But when the new building was finally opened, one justice called it "almost bombastically pretentious," and another asked, "What are we supposed to do, ride in on nine elephants?" He includes fascinating asides, on the debate in the first Court, for instance, over the use of English-style wigs and gowns (the decision: gowns, no wigs); and on the day Oliver Wendell Holmes announced his resignation--the same day that Earl Warren, as a California District Attorney, argued his first case before the Court. The author brings the story right up to the present day, offering balanced analyses of the pivotal Warren Court and the Rehnquist Court through 1992 (including, of course, the arrival of Clarence Thomas). In addition, he includes four special chapters on watershed cases: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Lochner v. New York, Brown v. Board of Education, and Roe v. Wade. Schwartz not only analyzes the impact of each of these epoch-making cases, he takes us behind the scenes, drawing on all available evidence to show how the justices debated the cases and how they settled on their opinions. Bernard Schwartz is one of the most highly regarded scholars of the Supreme Court, author of dozens of books on the law, and winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award. In this remarkable account, he provides the definitive one-volume account of our nation's highest court.

United States of America V. Schwartz

United States of America V. Schwartz
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Pages 44
Release 1972
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Decision

Decision
Title Decision PDF eBook
Author Bernard Schwartz
Publisher Oxford University Press, USA
Pages 290
Release 1997-10-30
Genre Law
ISBN 0195118006

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Discusses the Supreme Court's decision making process, based on documentary sources and interviews with justices and law clerks. Provides insight into some of the most important cases to come before the court and includes portraits of many of the justices in action.

American Constitutional Law

American Constitutional Law
Title American Constitutional Law PDF eBook
Author Bernard Schwartz
Publisher Cambridge University Press
Pages 381
Release 2013-09-19
Genre Law
ISBN 1107623510

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Originally published in 1955, this book presents the workings of American constitutional law for a non-American audience.

United States of America V. Solomon

United States of America V. Solomon
Title United States of America V. Solomon PDF eBook
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Pages 78
Release 1970
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