The U.S. supreme court and racial minorities : two centuries of judical review on trial / Leslie F. Goldstein.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goldstein, Leslie F., author.

Series:

Elgar studies in law and society.

Elgar Studies in Law and Society

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Judicial process--United States.

Judicial process.

United States. Supreme Court--History.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (480 pages) : illustrations, tables.

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham, England ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Edward Elgar Publishing, 2017.

Summary:

The U.S. Supreme Court and Racial Minorities offers an in-depth, chronologically arranged look at the record of the U.S. Supreme Court on racial minorities over the course of its first two centuries. It does not pose the anachronistic standard, "Did the Supreme Court get it right?" but rather, "How did the Supreme Court compare to other branches of the federal government at the time?" Have these Justices, prevented against removal from office by discontented voters (in contrast to the President and the members of Congress), done any better than the elected branches of government at protecting --Back cover.

Contents:

1. Minority rights up through the Marshall court, 1789-1835

2. Minority rights in the Taney years (1836-64)

3. Civil War and Reconstruction

4. After Reconstruction

5. The White and Taft courts, 1911-30

6. A new "racial" minority: Hispanics, 1800-1992

7. Branch variation in rights leadership, 1930 to late twentieth century

8. Overview and conclusions

Index

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed August 22, 2017).

ISBN:

1-78643-883-6