The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910

Nonfiction, Reference & Language, Law, Legal History
Cover of the book The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910 by James W. Ely Jr., Herbert A. Johnson, University of South Carolina Press
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Author: James W. Ely Jr., Herbert A. Johnson ISBN: 9781611171716
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press Publication: November 1, 2012
Imprint: University of South Carolina Press Language: English
Author: James W. Ely Jr., Herbert A. Johnson
ISBN: 9781611171716
Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
Publication: November 1, 2012
Imprint: University of South Carolina Press
Language: English

In the first book in a generation to offer a fresh interpretation of the Supreme Court during the pivotal tenure of Melville W. Fuller, James Ely provides a judicial biography of the man who led the court from 1888 until 1910 as well as a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the jurisprudence dispensed under his leadership. Highlighting Fuller's skills as a judicial administrator, Ely argues that a commitment to economic liberty, security of private property, limited government, and states' rights guided Fuller and his colleagues in their treatment of constitutional issues. Ely directly challenges the conventional idea that the Fuller Court adopted laissez-faire principles in order to serve the needs of business. Rather, Ely presents the Supreme Court's efforts to safeguard economic rights not as a single-minded devotion to corporate interests but as a fulfillment of the property-conscious values that shaped the constitution-making process in 1787.

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In the first book in a generation to offer a fresh interpretation of the Supreme Court during the pivotal tenure of Melville W. Fuller, James Ely provides a judicial biography of the man who led the court from 1888 until 1910 as well as a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the jurisprudence dispensed under his leadership. Highlighting Fuller's skills as a judicial administrator, Ely argues that a commitment to economic liberty, security of private property, limited government, and states' rights guided Fuller and his colleagues in their treatment of constitutional issues. Ely directly challenges the conventional idea that the Fuller Court adopted laissez-faire principles in order to serve the needs of business. Rather, Ely presents the Supreme Court's efforts to safeguard economic rights not as a single-minded devotion to corporate interests but as a fulfillment of the property-conscious values that shaped the constitution-making process in 1787.

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