The Supreme Court footnote : a surprising history / Peter Charles Hoffer.
2024
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Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944-
Title
The Supreme Court footnote : a surprising history / Peter Charles Hoffer.
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New York : New York University Press, [2024]
Description
1 online resource (vi, 222 pages)
Formatted Contents Note
Sovereignty : Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793)
Slavery : Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857)
Comparative law : Viterbo v. Friedlander, 120 U.S. 707 (1887)
Friends of the Court : Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908)
Discrete and insular minorities : U.S. v. Carolene Products, 304 U.S. 144 (1938)
Social psychology : Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Originalism : District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
Precedent : Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, 142 S.Ct. 2228 (2022)
Conclusion : Wither the Footnote?
Slavery : Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857)
Comparative law : Viterbo v. Friedlander, 120 U.S. 707 (1887)
Friends of the Court : Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908)
Discrete and insular minorities : U.S. v. Carolene Products, 304 U.S. 144 (1938)
Social psychology : Brown v. Board of Education, 347 U.S. 483 (1954)
Originalism : District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008)
Precedent : Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health, 142 S.Ct. 2228 (2022)
Conclusion : Wither the Footnote?
Summary
"A history of the most famous, and infamous, footnotes in leading US Supreme Court cases"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of Description
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 11, 2024).
Available in Other Form
Print version: Hoffer, Peter Charles, 1944- Supreme Court footnote. New York : New York University Press, 2024
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Language
English
ISBN
9781479830237 electronic book
1479830232 electronic book
9781479830244 electronic book
1479830240 electronic book
9781479830220 hardcover
1479830232 electronic book
9781479830244 electronic book
1479830240 electronic book
9781479830220 hardcover
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