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The Bill Of Rights A Documentary History
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Author : Bernard Schwartz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Bill Of Rights A Documentary History written by Bernard Schwartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Constitutional amendments categories.
The Bill Of Rights
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Author : Bernard Schwartz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Bill Of Rights written by Bernard Schwartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with categories.
The Bill Of Rights A Documentary History
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language : en
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Release Date : 1971
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The Bill Of Rights A Documentary History Volume 2
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Author : Bernard Schwartz
language : en
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Release Date : 1971
The Bill Of Rights A Documentary History Volume 2 written by Bernard Schwartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Constitutional amendments categories.
The Bill Of Rights A Documentary History Volume 1
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Author : Bernard Schwartz
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1971
The Bill Of Rights A Documentary History Volume 1 written by Bernard Schwartz and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1971 with Constitutional amendments categories.
Documentary History Of The Bill Of Rights
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1999
Documentary History Of The Bill Of Rights written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with United States categories.
Presents debates, speeches, proposed amendments, and other source documents relating to the U.S. Bill of Rights up to 1789. Includes the complete text of the article "The lost history of the Ninth Amendment: the lost original meaning" by Kurt T. Lash, and a link to other Bill of Rights commentaries by R. Carter Pittman.
A History Of The Supreme Court
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Author : the late Bernard Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1995-02-23
A History Of The Supreme Court written by the late Bernard Schwartz and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-02-23 with Law categories.
When the first Supreme Court convened in 1790, it was so ill-esteemed that its justices frequently resigned in favor of other pursuits. John Rutledge stepped down as Associate Justice to become a state judge in South Carolina; John Jay resigned as Chief Justice to run for Governor of New York; and Alexander Hamilton declined to replace Jay, pursuing a private law practice instead. As Bernard Schwartz shows in this landmark history, the Supreme Court has indeed travelled a long and interesting journey to its current preeminent place in American life. In A History of the Supreme Court, Schwartz provides the finest, most comprehensive one-volume narrative ever published of our highest court. With impeccable scholarship and a clear, engaging style, he tells the story of the justices and their jurisprudence--and the influence the Court has had on American politics and society. With a keen ability to explain complex legal issues for the nonspecialist, he takes us through both the great and the undistinguished Courts of our nation's history. He provides insight into our foremost justices, such as John Marshall (who established judicial review in Marbury v. Madison, an outstanding display of political calculation as well as fine jurisprudence), Roger Taney (whose legacy has been overshadowed by Dred Scott v. Sanford), Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and others. He draws on evidence such as personal letters and interviews to show how the court has worked, weaving narrative details into deft discussions of the developments in constitutional law. Schwartz also examines the operations of the court: until 1935, it met in a small room under the Senate--so cramped that the judges had to put on their robes in full view of the spectators. But when the new building was finally opened, one justice called it "almost bombastically pretentious," and another asked, "What are we supposed to do, ride in on nine elephants?" He includes fascinating asides, on the debate in the first Court, for instance, over the use of English-style wigs and gowns (the decision: gowns, no wigs); and on the day Oliver Wendell Holmes announced his resignation--the same day that Earl Warren, as a California District Attorney, argued his first case before the Court. The author brings the story right up to the present day, offering balanced analyses of the pivotal Warren Court and the Rehnquist Court through 1992 (including, of course, the arrival of Clarence Thomas). In addition, he includes four special chapters on watershed cases: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Lochner v. New York, Brown v. Board of Education, and Roe v. Wade. Schwartz not only analyzes the impact of each of these epoch-making cases, he takes us behind the scenes, drawing on all available evidence to show how the justices debated the cases and how they settled on their opinions. Bernard Schwartz is one of the most highly regarded scholars of the Supreme Court, author of dozens of books on the law, and winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award. In this remarkable account, he provides the definitive one-volume account of our nation's highest court.
The Origin Of The Second Amendment
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Author : Golden Oak Books
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001-05-01
The Origin Of The Second Amendment written by Golden Oak Books and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001-05-01 with History categories.
A collection of American Constitutional Era sources relating to the U.S. Bill of Rights, the limited nature of the Federal Government, and particularly to the Second Amendment. Documents are presented without editorial comment and are clearly sourced. The collection is indexed. There are three appendices: the first contains the complete text of all American state bills of rights in effect in 1789; the next compares the Second Amendment to the related provisions from the various state ratifying conventions proposed bills of rights and the existing state bills of rights; the third provides information regarding popular support for the Constitution and Bill of Rights during the Ratification Era. This volume is recognized as authoritative by U.S. Federal Courts. ORIGIN was cited over one-hundred times by the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals backing up an individual rights interpretation of the Second Amendment in its 2001 U.S. v Emerson decision.
The Documentary History Of The Ratification Of The Constitution
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Author : Merrill Jensen
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2023-10-24
The Documentary History Of The Ratification Of The Constitution written by Merrill Jensen and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-10-24 with History categories.
This landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Provided by publisher.
Creating The Bill Of Rights
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Author : Helen E. Veit
language : en
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Release Date : 1991-02-01
Creating The Bill Of Rights written by Helen E. Veit and has been published by Johns Hopkins University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991-02-01 with History categories.
Aside from the declaration of Independence, with its ringing cries for liberty, no public document has become as sacred to the American people as the Bill of Rights-the first ten amendments to the federal Constitution. Protecting individual freedoms and safeguarding state authority, they officially went into effect on December 15, 1791. Two centuries later the Bill of Rights and its meaning remain lively topics-in the courts, in newspapers, and in classrooms. Creating the Bill of Rights documents the legislative history of the amendments and the sharp debates they produced in Congress. The volume shows how James Madison earned the title "Father of the Bill of Rights" while working with other members of the first Federal Congress to secure the gains of the Revolution and put republican theory into practice. It also includes all of the often-colorful letters that the Bill of Rights generated among members of Congress and their constituents. Taken together, these documents offer important lessons in the history of American liberty and vividly illustrate the divisions that beset the country in its formative years. Published as part of the bicentennial commemoration of the amendments' adoption, Creating the Bill of Rights collects original papers relating to the discussions and decisions that helped shape American civic life.