Bøger af Earl M. Maltz

Chronicles the case of a runaway slave who was tracked to Boston by his owner. Compellingly details the struggle over his fate and how that became a focal point for national controversy. Reveals how the case became one of the most dramatic and widely publicized events in the long-running conflict over the issue of fugitive slaves.

By presenting a picture of the pro-Southern justices on the Court, this work offers readers an understanding of how they came to their opinions, even as they failed to anticipate the impact their decision would have - a miscalculation that to some degree undermined the Court's power and authority within the American political system.

With seven of its justices appointed by Republican presidents, the US Supreme Court has significantly altered America's legal landscape since 1986. However, the contributors to this book show that the Rehnquist Court's conservatism is less extreme than many have supposed.

During 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.

This text calls for a re-evaluation of US Constitutional theory. The work re-orients the debate between originalists (those who believe that judges should be bound by the original understanding in constitutional adjudication) and non-originalists.