Brandeis and the progressive constitution : Erie, the judicial power, and the politics of the federal courts in twentieth-century America

Brandeis and the progressive constitution : Erie, the judicial power, and the politics of the federal courts in twentieth-century America /

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"This book focuses on Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis and his opinion in the 1938 landmark case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, which resulted in a significant relocation of power from federal to state courts. Distinguished legal historian Edward A. Purcell, Jr., shows how the Erie case...

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Main Author: Purcell, Edward A.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2000]
Subjects:
Brandeis, Louis D., > 1856-1941.
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz, > 1856-1941.
Brandeis, Louis D., > 1856-1941
Brandeis, Louis Dembitz.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Law > Political aspects.
Progressivism (United States politics)
LAW > Legal History.
Judges
Law > Political aspects
Biografie
Politik
Rechtsdenken
Progressismus
United States
USA
Biography
collective biographies.
Biographies
Biographies.
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
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Summary:"This book focuses on Supreme Court justice Louis D. Brandeis and his opinion in the 1938 landmark case Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins, which resulted in a significant relocation of power from federal to state courts. Distinguished legal historian Edward A. Purcell, Jr., shows how the Erie case provides a window on the legal, political, and ideological battles over the federal courts in the New Deal era. Purcell also offers an in-depth study of Brandeis's constitutional jurisprudence and evolving legal views."--Jacket
Physical Description:1 online resource (x, 417 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 309-407) and index.
ISBN:9780300147391
0300147392
0300078048
9780300078046

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