The Supreme Court under Edward Douglass White, 1910-1921 / Walter F. Pratt, Jr. [electronic resource]

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pratt, Walter F., 1946-

Series:

Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court

Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court The Supreme Court under Edward Douglass White, 1910-1921

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

White, Edward Douglass, 1845-1921.

White, Edward Douglass.

United States. Supreme Court--History--20th century.

United States.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xx, 296 p., [10] p. of plates ) ports. ;

Place of Publication:

Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina, c1999.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Supreme Court under Edward Douglass White, 1910-1921 chronicles a transformation in American jurisprudence that mirrored the widespread political, economic, and social upheavals of the early twentieth century. Edward Douglass White's tenure as chief justice coincided with an onslaught of changes in the life of the country, including a rapid shift from a rural to an urban society, the emergence of the United States as a world power, and the enactment of populist and progressive reforms. In this volume Walter F. Pratt, Jr., recounts the Court's rulings of the era and draws particular attention to its unique struggle in redefining legal vocabulary.

Pratt shows that the Court found itself in the midst of an era when the legal meaning of words had to shift in order to deal with fundamental changes in society and government." "Looking beyond the legal issues confronted by the Court, Pratt examines White's efforts to maintain collegiality among the justices, his refusal to use his office to support needed changes in the Court's jurisdiction, and his hesitant guidance of the institution into uncharted legal and constitutional territory. Pratt concludes that White's style of leadership ultimately proved less than adequate to meet the challenges of the tumultuous era."--Jacket.

Contents:

The first term

The 1911-1912 term

The 1912-1913 term

The 1913-1914 term

The 1914-1915 term

The 1915-1916 term

The 1916-1917 term

The 1917-1918 term

The 1918-1919 term

The 1919-1920 term

The final term.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-290) and index.

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

ISBN:

0-585-34328-4