The court that tamed the West : from the gold rush to the tech boom / Richard Cahan, Pia Hinckle, and Jessica Royer Ocken ; foreword by Judge William Alsup.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cahan, Richard, author.

Hinckle, Pia, 1965- author.

Ocken, Jessica Royer, 1974- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. District Court (California : Northern District)--History.

United States.

United States. District Court (California : Northern District).

History.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

xi, 515 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, California : Heyday, [2013]

Summary:

From the gold rush to the Internet boom, the US District Court for the Northern District of California has played a major role in how business is done and life is lived on the Pacific Coast. When California was first admitted to the Union, pioneers were busy prospecting for new fortunes, building towns and cities--and suing each other. San Francisco became the epicenter of a litigious new world being cobbled together from gold dust and sand dunes. Its federal court set precedents, from deciding the fate of Mexican land grants and shanghaied sailors to civil rights for Chinese immigrants. Through the era of Prohibition and the labor movement to World War II and the tumultuous sixties and seventies, the court's historic rulings have defined the Bay Area's geography, culture, and commerce.

Contents:

The admiralty court

The gold rush and the land grab

The Chinese habeas corpus mill

The new courthouse

Depression and war

After the war

Conscientious objection

Rise against the establishment

A broader scope

Modern times.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

9781597142465

1597142468

OCLC:

844461319