The judicial power of the United States : the Eleventh Amendment in American history / John V. Orth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Orth, John V.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Judicial power--United States--History.

Judicial power.

Jurisdiction--United States--History.

Jurisdiction.

State bonds--Law and legislation--United States--History.

State bonds.

Constitutional amendments--United States.

Constitutional amendments.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (248 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book examines the history of the Eleventh Amendment, which limits the exercise of US judicial power when American states are sued.

Contents:

Contents; I. Introduction; II. Ratification of the Eleventh Amendment; III. Early Interpretation; IV. Reconstruction and American Law; V. The Eleventh Amendment and the End of Reconstruction: Louisiana and North Carolina; VI. An Exception: Virginia; VII. Another Exception: Cities and Counties; VIII. From 1890 to 1908; IX. After Ex Parte Young: The Eleventh Amendment in the Twentieth Century; X. An Epilogue on the Rule of Law and Legal History; Notes; Bibliographic Essay; Table of Cases; Table of Constitutions and Statutes; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliography and index.

ISBN:

1-280-52315-8

0-19-536485-6

OCLC:

476013743