The American Judicial Tradition: Profiles of Leading American JudgesIn this revised third edition of a classic in American jurisprudence, G. Edward White updates his series of portraits of the most famous appellate judges in American history from John Marshall to Oliver W. Holmes to Warren E. Burger, with a new chapter on the Rehnquist Court. White traces the development of the American judicial tradition through biographical sketches of the careers and contributions of these renowned judges. In this updated edition, he argues that the Rehnquist Court's approach to constitutional interpretation may have ushered in a new stage in the American judicial tradition. The update also includes a new preface and revised bibliographic note. |
Contents
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1 John Marshall and the Genesis of the Tradition | 9 |
The Judicial Function and Property Rights | 37 |
3 Roger Taney and the Limits of Judicial Power | 65 |
Cooley and Doe | 85 |
The Precursor | 105 |
6 The Tradition at the Close of the Nineteenth Century | 121 |
7 Holmes Brandeis and the Origins of Judicial Liberalism | 125 |
Roger Traynor | 243 |
Frankfurter Black Warren and Harlan | 267 |
William O Douglas and the Ambiguities of Individuality | 317 |
14 The Burger Court and the Idea of Transition in the American Judicial Tradition | 369 |
15 The Unexpectedness of the Rehnquist Court | 407 |
A Summary | 467 |
Chronology of Judicial Service | 475 |
Notes | 477 |
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