The White Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (ABC-Clio Supreme Court Handbooks)

328 Pages·2004·1.17 MB·English

by  Rebecca Shoemaker

The White Court
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The White Court
Justices,
Rulings, and
Legacy
Rebecca S. Shoemaker
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Contents
Series Foreword, xi
Preface, xiii
PART ONE
Justices, Rulings, and Legacy, 1
1 The White Court and the Period, 3
Regulation of Business, 4
Regulation of Railroads, 6
Labor Law, 8
Progressive Social Reform, 10
Civil Rights Issues, 12
Government Reform during the Progressive Era, 13
Assembling the White Court, 15
Aggregate Profile, 29
Comparing the Fuller and White Courts, 32
References and Further Reading, 33
2 The Justices, 35
John Marshall Harlan (1833–1911), 35
Edward Douglass White (1845–1921), 41
Joseph McKenna (1843–1926), 46
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841–1935), 51
William Rufus Day (1849–1923), 56
Charles Evans Hughes (1862–1948), 60
Horace Harmon Lurton (1844–1914), 67
Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857–1916), 72
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Willis Van Devanter (1859–1941), 76
Mahlon Pitney (1858–1924), 81
James Clark McReynolds (1862–1946), 86
Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856–1941), 91
John Hessin Clarke (1857–1945), 97
References and Further Reading, 101
3 Major Decisions, 107
The Antitrust Laws, 109
The Relationship between Patents and Monopoly, 117
The Interstate Commerce Act, 121
Progressive Reform Legislation, 126
Labor Legislation, 130
Racial Discrimination, 139
War and the Constitution, 146
Civil Liberties, 154
Questions of Federal Power, 159
State Powers, 165
References and Further Reading, 166
4 Legacy and Impact, 167
Regulation of Trusts: Development of the Rule of Reason, 169
The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Regulation of Railroads, 173
Organized Labor, 175
State and Federal Police Power, 177
Civil Rights, 184
War Powers, 187
Civil Liberties, 190
Growth of Federal Power, 194
Comparison to the Taft Court, 197
References and Further Reading, 198
PART TWO
Reference Materials, 201
Key People, Laws, and Events, 203
Appendix: Documents, 247
Contents ix
Chronology, 259
Table of Cases, 267
Glossary, 275
Annotated Bibliography, 289
Index, 301
About the Author, 311