The Constitution besieged : the rise and demise of Lochner era police powers jurisprudence /

The Constitution Besieged offers a compelling reinterpretation of one of the most notorious periods in American constitutional history. In the decades following the Civil War, federal and state judges struck down as unconstitutional a great deal of innovative social and economic legislation. Scholar...

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Front matter --
Contents --
Acknowledgments --
Introduction --
CHAPTER ONE. The Origins of Lochner Era Police Powers Jurisprudence --
CHAPTER TWO. The Master Principle of Neutrality and the Rise of Class Conflict --
CHAPTER THREE. The Old Constitutionalism and the New Realism --
CHAPTER FOUR. The Constitution Besieged --
Afterword --
Notes --
Bibliography --
Table of Cases --
Index
1. Verfasser:
Gillman, Howard
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Durham, N.C. : Duke University Press, 1993.
Ausgabe:
3rd pbk. print.
Zusammenfassung:
The Constitution Besieged offers a compelling reinterpretation of one of the most notorious periods in American constitutional history. In the decades following the Civil War, federal and state judges struck down as unconstitutional a great deal of innovative social and economic legislation. Scholars have traditionally viewed this as the work of a conservative judiciary more interested in promoting laissez-faire economics than in interpreting the Constitution. Gillman challenges this scholarly orthodoxy by showing how these judges were in fact observing a long-standing constitutional prohibition against "class legislation." Originally published in cloth by Duke University Press, this book received the 1994 C. Herman Pritchett Award for the "Best Book in the Field of Law and Courts," awarded by the Law and Courts Section of the American Political Science Association.
Umfang:
1 online resource (329 p.)
Issued also in print.
Anmerkungen:
"First printing in paperback, 1995"--T.p. verso.
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English
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [269]-289) and indexes.
ISBN:
9781322047508
1322047502
9780822399865
0822399865
Schlagworte:
Police power > United States > History.
Political questions and judicial power > United States > History.
Judicial process > United States > History.
Economic liberties (U.S. Constitution) > History.
Liberty of contract > United States > History.
Social legislation > United States > History.
Social conflict > United States > History.
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