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The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815–1835 comprises the third and fourth volumes of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States. G. Edward White traces the last two decades of John Marshall's term as Chief Justice, emphasizing the intellectual climate of the Marshall Court and analyzing specific decisions by the Court.

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Introduction; 1. The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence I: cultural change and republicanism; 2. The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence II: the nature and sources of law; 3. The working life of the court; 4. Prominent lawyers before the Marshall court; 5. The justices of the Marshall court; 6. The reporters: Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, and Wheaton v. Peters; 7. Admiralty jurisdiction; 8. Sovereignty and union: federal jurisdiction and federal limitations on state power; 9. Property, vested rights, and legislative regulation: the contract clause cases; 10. Natural law and racial minorities: the court's response to slaves and Indians; 11. Nonconstitutional cases I: real property, contracts and negotiable instruments, corporations; 12. Nonconstitutional cases II: federal court jurisdiction and procedure, conflicts, criminal law; 13. Nonconstitutional cases III: international law, prize, marine insurance; 14. Of the court, time, and change.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 11/23/2009 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780521766630, 978-0521766630
      ISBN10: 052176663X

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815–1835 comprises the third and fourth volumes of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States. G. Edward White traces the last two decades of John Marshall's term as Chief Justice, emphasizing the intellectual climate of the Marshall Court and analyzing specific decisions by the Court.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction; 1. The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence I: cultural change and republicanism; 2. The origins of Marshall court jurisprudence II: the nature and sources of law; 3. The working life of the court; 4. Prominent lawyers before the Marshall court; 5. The justices of the Marshall court; 6. The reporters: Henry Wheaton, Richard Peters, and Wheaton v. Peters; 7. Admiralty jurisdiction; 8. Sovereignty and union: federal jurisdiction and federal limitations on state power; 9. Property, vested rights, and legislative regulation: the contract clause cases; 10. Natural law and racial minorities: the court's response to slaves and Indians; 11. Nonconstitutional cases I: real property, contracts and negotiable instruments, corporations; 12. Nonconstitutional cases II: federal court jurisdiction and procedure, conflicts, criminal law; 13. Nonconstitutional cases III: international law, prize, marine insurance; 14. Of the court, time, and change.

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