Dred Scott and the dangers of a political court / Ethan Greenberg.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenberg, Ethan, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Scott, Dred, 1809-1858--Trials, litigation, etc.

Scott, Dred.

Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857--Trials, litigation, etc.

Sanford, John F. A.

Slavery--Law and legislation--United States--History--19th century.

Slavery.

Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Political questions and judicial power.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (340 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland ; Plymouth, England : Lexington Books, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Dred Scott exemplies neither originalism nor aspirationalism gone wrong, as many modern critics now argue. Rather, the Dred Scott Court erred chiefly because the majority gave in to the still-relevant temptation to subordinate honest legal reasoning to the pursuit of what the majority regarded as a noble and crucial political agenda_in this case, to protect slavery and the political power of the slave-holding South, and thereby preserve the Union.

Contents:

Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part I: History; Chapter 1. Preface-Dred Scott in a House Divided; Chapter 2. A Slave's Life; Chapter 3. False Promise of Freedom-Scott's State Court Trials; Chapter 4. ""A Dark and Fell Spirit""-The Missouri Supreme Court Reverses; Chapter 5. New Trial and Defeat in St. Louis Federal Court; Chapter 6. At the Summit-Argument and Reargument Before the U.S. Supreme Court; Chapter 7. The President-Elect Secretly Intervenes; Chapter 8. ""The South is Doomed""-Chief Justice Roger Taney

Part II: LawChapter 9. Taney's Opinion of the Court: An Overview; Chapter 10. Can a Black Man be a True American?-Taney on Negro Citizenship; Chapter 11. ""Upon These Considerations""-Taney Strikes Down the Missouri Compromise; Chapter 12. The Road Not Taken-Taney on Choice of Law and Res Judicata; Chapter 13. The Majority Concurs (After a Fashion); Chapter 14. Two Ringing Dissents; Chapter 15. Reaction and the Way to Civil War; Part III: Analysis; Chapter 16. The Use and Misuse of History; Chapter 17. The Aspirationalist Critique-""Indifference to Injustice""

Chapter 18. The Originalist Critique-""First Cousin"" to RoeChapter 19. The Traditional ""Judicial Restraint"" Critique; Chapter 20. Dred Scott and the Dangers of a Political Court; Select Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

"First paperback edition 2010"--T.p. verso.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-283-61550-9

0-7391-3760-3

9786613927958

OCLC:

813846216