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Walter F. Pratt |
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Law |
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Format: Hardcover, 296
Publisher: Univ of South Carolina Pr (December 01, 1999)
Measurements: 9.5"(h) x 6.25"(w) x 1.25"(d), 1.5 lbs.
ISBN: 9781570033094 |
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The Supreme Court of the United States under Chief Justice Edward Douglass White, 1910-1921 chronicles a transformation in American jurisprudence that mirrored the widespread political, economic, and social upheavals of the early twentieth century. Edward Douglass White's tenure as chief justice coincided with an onslaught of changes in the life of the country, including a rapid shift from a rural to an urban society, the emergence of the United States as a world power, and the enactment of Populist and Progressive reforms. In this volume Walter F. Pratt, Jr., recounts the Court's rulings of the era and draws particular attention to its unique struggle in redefining legal vocabulary. Pratt shows that the Court found itself in the midst of an era when the legal meaning of words had to shift in order to deal with fundamental changes in society and government. Eschewing the usual topic-based approach to judicial history, Pratt relies on a chronological review of the Court's rulings. He draws upon the business |
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