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Book SynopsisDuring America's turbulent antebellum era, the Supreme Court decided important cases - most famously Dred Scott - that spoke to sectional concerns and shaped the nation's response to the slavery question. This title presents a comprehensive examination of the major slavery cases that came before the Court between 1825 and 1861.
Trade ReviewThis is legal history as it should be: dispassionate, doctrinally sophisticated, and deeply rooted in political context. It will become the standard against which are measured all other studies of the High Court's slavery cases. Peter Charles Hoffer, coauthor of The Supreme Court: An Essential History ""Maltz sensitively combines legal analysis with attention to the political environment in which the Court operated. Everyone interested in antebellum law and politics will profit from his work."" Mark Tushnet, author of Slave Law in the American South ""A concise, understandable, and insightful overview."" Michael Les Benedict, author of The Blessings of History: A Concise History of the Constitution of the United States
