The White Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

by Rebecca S. Shoemaker

Overview

An in-depth examination of the U.S. Supreme Court under the 11-year reign of Chief Justice Edward Douglass White.

The White Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy examines the workings and legacies of the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice Edward Douglass White. Through detailed discussions of landmark cases, this reference work explores the role the Court played in steering the country through an era of economic growth, racial discrimination, and international warfare.

The White Court reveals how the Court established its greatest legacy, the "rule of reason," in antitrust cases against the American Tobacco Company and Standard Oil, and how it resolved controversies concerning the expansion of executive power during wartime. Individual profiles of the 13 White Court justices describe their rise to prominence and controversies surrounding their nominations, their work on the Court, judicial philosophies, important decisions, and overall impact.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781576079737
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	04/05/2004
Series:	ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks
Pages:	328
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Rebecca S. Shoemaker is a professor in the Department of History at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, IN.

Table of Contents

	Series Foreword	xi
	Preface	xiii
Part 1	Justices, Rulings, and Legacy	1
1	The White Court and the Period	3
	Regulation of Business	4
	Regulation of Railroads	6
	Labor Law	8
	Progressive Social Reform	10
	Civil Rights Issues	12
	Government Reform during the Progressive Era	13
	Assembling the White Court	15
	Aggregate Profile	29
	Comparing the Fuller and White Courts	32
	References and Further Reading	33
2	The Justices	35
	John Marshall Harlan (1833-1911)	35
	Edward Douglass White (1845-1921)	41
	Joseph McKenna (1843-1926)	46
	Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (1841-1935)	51
	William Rufus Day (1849-1923)	56
	Charles Evans Hughes (1862-1948)	60
	Horace Harmon Lurton (1844-1914)	67
	Joseph Rucker Lamar (1857-1916)	72
	Willis Van Devanter (1859-1941)	76
	Mahlon Pitney (1858-1924)	81
	James Clark McReynolds (1862-1946)	86
	Louis Dembitz Brandeis (1856-1941)	91
	John Hessin Clarke (1857-1945)	97
	References and Further Reading	101
3	Major Decisions	107
	The Antitrust Laws	109
	The Relationship between Patents and Monopoly	117
	The Interstate Commerce Act	121
	Progressive Reform Legislation	126
	Labor Legislation	130
	Racial Discrimination	139
	War and the Constitution	146
	Civil Liberties	154
	Questions of Federal Power	159
	State Powers	165
	References and Further Reading	166
4	Legacy and Impact	167
	Regulation of Trusts: Development of the Rule of Reason	169
	The Interstate Commerce Commission and the Regulation of Railroads	173
	Organized Labor	175
	State and Federal Police Power	177
	Civil Rights	184
	War Powers	187
	Civil Liberties	190
	Growth of Federal Power	194
	Comparison to the Taft Court	197
	References and Further Reading	198
Part 2	Reference Materials	201
	Key People, Laws, and Events	203
Appendix	Documents	247
	Chronology	259
	Table of Cases	267
	Glossary	275
	Annotated Bibliography	289
	Index	301
	About the Author	311

Editorial Reviews

This work is recommended for academic and large public libraries.” —American Reference Books Annual

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