Chief Justice Stone and the Supreme Court.

Door: Konefsky, Samuel J.

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• ISBN: 9780913966013
• Uitgever: With a prefatory note by. Charles A. Beard. New York : Macmillan, 1946. Reprint. Orig. cloth binding. Dustjacket. xxvii,290 pp. Dustjacket chipped. Stamp on title-page. Conditie: redelijk
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• Extra informatie: From the publisher : Harlan F. Stone was appointed to the Supreme Court by Calvin Coolidge in 1925 and raised to his present position of Chief Justice by President Roosevelt in 1941, Contrary the expectations of many who were familiar with his previous career as a lawyer for big business, he came in time to be thought of as a liberal jurist in a class with Holmes, Brandeis and Cardozo. He has not hesitated to strike out on new paths and to open up new vistas in the development of constitutional theories. This book evaluates Chief Justice Stone's ideas regarding the Supreme Court's unique place in the American system of government. But in a larger sense, it is an account of the Court's work in the last two eventful decades, including the tumultuous days of the New Deal's encounters with the judiciary. Whether the problem under discussion is regulation of industry, agriculture, and labor; government spending for social welfare; the protection of minorities; the war powers of the President, or judicial control of government agencies all are examined for the light they throw on the Supreme Court's responsibility under the Constitution. Written in lucid, non-technical language, the book will be welcomed by intelligent lay hen with an interest in public affairs as well as by students of American government and history. In view of the current controversy over the role of the Supreme Court, and be cause of Justice Stone's position as a central figure in the controversy, this is also an ex ceedingly timely book. Its dispassionate and critical analysis will lead to a better under standing of the influence of the Chief Justice in shaping constitutional doctrines.
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