Establishing justice in Middle America : a history of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Jeffrey Brandon Morris.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Morris, Jeffrey B. (Jeffrey Brandon), 1941-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Court of Appeals (8th Circuit)--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (472 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, c2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Headquartered in St. Louis and serving primarily Midwestern states, the Eighth Circuit Court has ruled on cases that touch some of the most significant issues in American history, including Native American rights, school segregation, and abortion. Jeffrey Brandon Morris covers this courts history, revealing how, in many ways, the history of a regional court is a history of the nation itself.

Contents:

"An empire in itself": the eighth circuit before 1891

The early years, 1891-1929

The Sanborn Court, 1919-1959

The era of the Warren Court, 1956-1969

A moderately liberal court of the 1970's

"Debate, differences, and a robust exchange of ideas": the eighth circuit during the 1980's

Leaving the old century and entering the new.

Notes:

"Published for the Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth Circuit."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-5416-6

OCLC:

476125700