Constitution of the State of Mississippi

Constitution of the State of Mississippi
Title Constitution of the State of Mississippi PDF eBook
Author Mississippi
Publisher
Pages 80
Release 1890
Genre Constitutions
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Journal of the State Convention, and Ordinances and Resolutions Adopted in March, 1861

Journal of the State Convention, and Ordinances and Resolutions Adopted in March, 1861
Title Journal of the State Convention, and Ordinances and Resolutions Adopted in March, 1861 PDF eBook
Author Mississippi. Convention
Publisher
Pages 140
Release 1861
Genre Confederate States of America
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Sowing the Wind

Sowing the Wind
Title Sowing the Wind PDF eBook
Author Dorothy Overstreet Pratt
Publisher Univ. Press of Mississippi
Pages 311
Release 2017-11-06
Genre History
ISBN 1496815491

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In 1890, Mississippi called a convention to rewrite its constitution. That convention became the singular event that marked the state's transition from the nineteenth century to the twentieth and set the path for the state for decades to come. The primary purpose of the convention was to disfranchise African American voters as well as some poor whites. The result was a document that transformed the state for the next century. In Sowing the Wind, Dorothy Overstreet Pratt traces the decision to call that convention, examines the delegates' decisions, and analyzes the impact of their new constitution. Pratt argues the constitution produced a new social structure, which pivoted the state's culture from a class-based system to one centered upon race. Though state leaders had not anticipated this change, they were savvy in their manipulation of the issues. The new constitution effectively filled the goal of disfranchisement. Moreover, unlike the constitutions of many other southern states, it held up against attack for over seventy years. It also hindered the state socially and economically well into the twentieth century.

The Annotated Code of the General Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi

The Annotated Code of the General Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi
Title The Annotated Code of the General Statute Laws of the State of Mississippi PDF eBook
Author Mississippi
Publisher
Pages 1290
Release 1892
Genre Law
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Mississippi Official and Statistical Register

Mississippi Official and Statistical Register
Title Mississippi Official and Statistical Register PDF eBook
Author
Publisher
Pages 648
Release 1980
Genre Mississippi
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Voting in Mississippi

Voting in Mississippi
Title Voting in Mississippi PDF eBook
Author United States Commission on Civil Rights
Publisher
Pages 88
Release 1965
Genre African Americans
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A Matter of Interpretation

A Matter of Interpretation
Title A Matter of Interpretation PDF eBook
Author Antonin Scalia
Publisher Princeton University Press
Pages 197
Release 2018-01-30
Genre Law
ISBN 0691174040

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We are all familiar with the image of the immensely clever judge who discerns the best rule of common law for the case at hand. According to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, a judge like this can maneuver through earlier cases to achieve the desired aim—“distinguishing one prior case on his left, straight-arming another one on his right, high-stepping away from another precedent about to tackle him from the rear, until (bravo!) he reaches the goal—good law." But is this common-law mindset, which is appropriate in its place, suitable also in statutory and constitutional interpretation? In a witty and trenchant essay, Justice Scalia answers this question with a resounding negative. In exploring the neglected art of statutory interpretation, Scalia urges that judges resist the temptation to use legislative intention and legislative history. In his view, it is incompatible with democratic government to allow the meaning of a statute to be determined by what the judges think the lawgivers meant rather than by what the legislature actually promulgated. Eschewing the judicial lawmaking that is the essence of common law, judges should interpret statutes and regulations by focusing on the text itself. Scalia then extends this principle to constitutional law. He proposes that we abandon the notion of an everchanging Constitution and pay attention to the Constitution's original meaning. Although not subscribing to the “strict constructionism” that would prevent applying the Constitution to modern circumstances, Scalia emphatically rejects the idea that judges can properly “smuggle” in new rights or deny old rights by using the Due Process Clause, for instance. In fact, such judicial discretion might lead to the destruction of the Bill of Rights if a majority of the judges ever wished to reach that most undesirable of goals. This essay is followed by four commentaries by Professors Gordon Wood, Laurence Tribe, Mary Ann Glendon, and Ronald Dworkin, who engage Justice Scalia’s ideas about judicial interpretation from varying standpoints. In the spirit of debate, Justice Scalia responds to these critics. Featuring a new foreword that discusses Scalia’s impact, jurisprudence, and legacy, this witty and trenchant exchange illuminates the brilliance of one of the most influential legal minds of our time.