did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

did-you-know? rent-now

Amazon no longer offers textbook rentals. We do!

We're the #1 textbook rental company. Let us show you why.

9781572331785

A History of the Tennessee Supreme Court

by ; ; ; ; ; ;
  • ISBN13:

    9781572331785

  • ISBN10:

    157233178X

  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2002-04-01
  • Publisher: Univ of Tennessee Pr
  • Purchase Benefits
  • Free Shipping Icon Free Shipping On Orders Over $35!
    Your order must be $35 or more to qualify for free economy shipping. Bulk sales, PO's, Marketplace items, eBooks and apparel do not qualify for this offer.
  • eCampus.com Logo Get Rewarded for Ordering Your Textbooks! Enroll Now
List Price: $46.00
We're Sorry.
No Options Available at This Time.

Summary

In this first comprehensive history of the Tennessee Supreme Court, seven leading scholars explore the role played by the Court in the social, economic, and political life of the state. Charting the evolution and organization of the Court (and its predecessor, the Superior Court of Law and Equity), the authors also assess the work of the Court within the larger context of the legal history of the South.

Arranged chronologically, this volume covers the period from statehood in 1796 through the judicial election of 1998 and traces the range of contentious issues the Court has faced, including slavery, Reconstruction, economic rights, the regulation of business, and race and gender relations. The authors also outline the Court's relationship with the Supreme Court of the United States and chronicle the achievements of the Court in public and private law, state constitutional law, property law, criminal justice, and family law. The central themes that emerge include the nature of federalism, the search for judicial independence, and the practice of judicial revie

Table of Contents

Preface ix
Acknowledgments xiii
The Formative Period in the History of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1796-1835
1(60)
Theodore Brown Jr.
Judicial Independence in an Age of Democracy, Sectionalism, and War, 1835-1865
61(38)
Timothy S. Huebner
The Tennessee Supreme Court during Reconstruction and Redemption
99(53)
R. Ben Brown
The Tennessee Supreme Court, 1886-1910
152(36)
James W. Ely Jr.
A Free and Untrammeled Judiciary: The Tennessee Supreme Court, 1910-1946
188(41)
Ruth Anne Thompson
The Tennessee Supreme Court, 1946-1974: Tranquility amid a National Judicial Revolution
229(41)
John R. Vile
The Tennessee Supreme Court and the Struggle for Independence, 'Accountability, and Modernization, 1974-1998
270(57)
Carl A. Pierce
Appendix 1. Justices of the Supreme Court of Tennessee, 1790-1998 327(16)
Appendix 2. Supreme Courts of Tennessee 343(12)
Appendix 3. Table of Cases 355(16)
Notes 371(60)
Select Bibliography 431(16)
About the Authors 447(2)
Index 449

Supplemental Materials

What is included with this book?

The New copy of this book will include any supplemental materials advertised. Please check the title of the book to determine if it should include any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

The Used, Rental and eBook copies of this book are not guaranteed to include any supplemental materials. Typically, only the book itself is included. This is true even if the title states it includes any access cards, study guides, lab manuals, CDs, etc.

Rewards Program