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Judicial power and Reconstruction politics by Stanley I Kutler; American Council of Learned Societies is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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A study of the Supreme Court in the wake of the Dred Scott decision. This book investigates the political and public standing of the Supreme Court following the Dred Scott decision. Arguing against interpretations by previous historians, Kutler asserts instead that the "Chase Court" was neither enfeebled by the decision itself, nor by congressional Republicans during reconstruction. Instead, Kutler suggests that during reconstruction, the Court was characterized by forcefulness and judicious restraint rather than timidity and cowardice, holding a creative and determining role rather than abdicating its rightful powers. This volume assembles a series of essays by Kutler arguing for this characterization. Provocative and persuasive at turns, this collection of essays provides a bold and innovative reinterpretation of the Supreme Court after the Civil War.

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Author

Stanley I Kutler; American Council of Learned Societies

Publisher

The University of Chicago Press

Published

1968

Language

EN

ISBN

9780226465401

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Political Science, Law