The Taft Court - Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (Hardcover, Annotated edition)

An authoritative survey of the Taft Court, which served from 1921 to 1929, and the impact it had on the U.S. legal system, social order, economics, and politics. William Howard Taft's experience in the executive branch gave him a unique perspective on the court's work. He initiated judicial reform and was the prime mover behind the Judiciary Act of 1925, which gave the court wide latitude to accept cases based on their importance to the nation. The Taft Court decided about 1,600 cases during its nine terms. This book examines the "aggregate" personality of the court through discussions of individual voting characteristics, bloc alignments, and other patterned behavior. It also charts the strengths and weaknesses of the rulings and demonstrates Taft's penchant for increasing the impact of decisions by pursuing consensus among the justices, two of whom were his own appointees when he served as president. An A-Z set of entries on the people, laws, events, and concepts that are important to an understanding of the Taft Court A photograph of and a brief bibliography on each justice

General

Imprint:	ABC-CLIO Ltd
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks
Release date:	May 2003
First published:	September 2003
Authors:	Peter G. Renstrom
Dimensions:	254 x 178 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	331
Edition:	Annotated edition
ISBN-13:	978-1-57607-280-6
Categories:	Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Civil law (general works) Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > General Books > Law > Laws of other jurisdictions & general law > Courts & procedure > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > General Promotions
LSN:	1-57607-280-0
Barcode:	9781576072806

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