Dred Scott and the dangers of a political court / Ethan Greenberg.

Author/creator Greenberg, Ethan, 1957-
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, Md. : Lexington Books, ©2009.
Descriptionix, 328 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects
Scott, Dred, 1809-1858--Trials, litigation, etc.
Sanford, John F. A., 1806 or 1807-1857--Trials, litigation, etc.
Slavery--Law and legislation. --United States. --History. --19th century.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.

Contents A slave's life -- False promise of freedom : Scott's state court trials -- "A dark and fell spirit" : the Missouri Supreme Court reverses -- New trial and defeat in St. Louis federal court -- At the summit : argument and reargument before the U.S. Supreme Court -- The president-elect secretly intervenes -- "The South is doomed" : Chief Justice Roger Taney -- Taney's opinion of the court : an overview -- Can a black man be a true American? : Taney on Negro citizenship -- "Upon these considerations" : Taney strikes down the Missouri compromise -- The road not taken : Taney on choice of law and res judicata -- The majority concurs (after a fashion) -- Two ringing dissents -- Reaction and the way to Civil War -- The use and misuse of history -- The aspirationalist critique : "indifference to injustice" -- The originalist critique : "first cousin to Roe" -- The traditional "judicial restraint" critique -- Dred Scott and the dangers of a political court.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2009032656
ISBN9780739137581 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN0739137581 (cloth : alk. paper)

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Joyner General Stacks KF228.S27 G74 2009 ✔ Available Place Hold