Foreshadows of the Law: Supreme Court Dissents and Constitutional DevelopmentPraeger, 1992 - 168 Seiten
The role of the Court, is addressed as are the federal government's relationship to the states and their citizens; slavery; property rights; substantive due process; freedom of speech; and the right to be left alone. This is a clearly presented and highly instructive consideration of how the Constitution's interpretation has been fashioned over time with important insights relevant to today's Court and contemporary cases. |
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... slave trade after 1807 and somewhat less clearly in accounting for fugitive slaves . By such a distribution of responsibility and interest , it was anticipated that the differences among states could be reconciled and a viable union ...
... slave clause , it was possible to argue that the action of Northern states compromised not only the interests of slave owners but also the Constitution itself . Even though the connection to the Constitution was dubious , strong ...
... slave controversy would be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court . Prigg v . Pennsylvania The Fugitive Slave Act itself became a focal point of review in 1842 , after a slave catcher convicted for violation of a state anti - kidnapping law ...
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A Constitutional Right in Slavery | 1 |
Images of a New Union | 25 |
Constitutional Redefinition and National Reconstruction | 43 |
Urheberrecht | |
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