{"product_id":"diminishing-the-bill-of-rights-9780806156026","title":"Diminishing the Bill of Rights","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe modern effort to locate American liberties, it turns out, began in the mud at the bottom of Baltimore harbour. \u003cem\u003eDiminishing the Bill of Rights\u003c\/em\u003e examines the backstory and context of a decision that was a turning point in the development of our current conception of individual rights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccording to the prevailing understanding, the Marshall Court's decision in \u003ci\u003eBarron v. Baltimore\u003c\/i\u003e (1833) was a straightforward, uncontroversial statement of constitutional law. In this thoroughly researched case history, William Mercer challenges that interpretation by bringing to light a broad debate among nineteenth-century jurists and legal commentators about the sources of rights - a debate that began before and continued long after \u003ci\u003eBarron\u003c\/i\u003e.\"\" - Charles F. Hobson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Great Yazoo Lands Sale: The Case of\u003c\/i\u003e Fletcher v. Peck","brand":"University of Oklahoma Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49527744069975,"sku":"9780806156026","price":36.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780806156026.jpg?v=1731869072","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/diminishing-the-bill-of-rights-9780806156026","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}