Contributor
Tomlins, Christopher L., 1951-
Imprint:Boston : Houghton Mifflin, 2005.
Descriptionxiv, 578 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Note:Includes index.
Note:The establishment of the federal court system (1787-1791) / Wythe W. Holt Jr. -- The earliest years (1790-1801): laying foundations / Maeva Marcus -- The Marshall court (1801-1835): Law, politic, and the emergence of the federal judiciary / Charles F. Hobson -- The Taney court (1836-1864): the jurisprudence of slavery and the crisis of the union / Paul Finkelman -- The Chase court (1864-1873): cautious reconstruction / Michael Vorenberg -- The Waite court (1874-1888): the collapse of reconstruction and the transition to conservative constitutionalism / Howard Gillman -- The Fuller court(1888-1910): property and liberty / Linda Przybyszewski -- The White court (1910-1921): a progressive court? / William E. Forbath -- The Taft court(1921-1930): groping for modernity / Melvin I. Urofsky -- The Hughes court(1930-1941): evolution and revolution / William G. Ross -- The Stone and Vinson courts (1941-1953): transition and transformation / William M. Wiecek -- The Warren court(1969-1986): once more in transition / Keith E. Whittington -- The Rehnquist court (1986- ): radical revision of American constitutional law / Stephen E. Gottlier -- First appearances: the material setting and culture of the early Supreme Court / Katherine Fischer Taylor -- Advocacy before the Supreme Court: 1791 to the present / David C. Frederick -- The Supreme Court and popular culture: image and projection / Norman L. Rosenberg -- The Supreme Court and election returns / Lucas A. (Scot) Powe, Jr -- Appendixes: Supreme Court Personnel: 1789 to the Present -- Supreme Court Justices, 1789-2004: Biographical Information -- The Supreme Court's Budget: 1790 to the Present.
