This title covers important historical documents from the U.S. Supreme Court as well as other courts in American history. Readers will find in-depth analysis of a broad range of court cases covering critical topics.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Contents.
Complete List of Contents.
Publisher's Note.
Editor's Introduction.
Contributors.
Defining Documents in American History.
The Founding Years to the Mid-Nineteenth Century.
1: Marbury v. Madison.
2: Martin v. Hunter's Lessee.
3: McCulloch v. Maryland.
4: Gibbons v. Ogden.
5: State v. Mann.
6: Cherokee Nation v. Georgia.
7: Worcester v. Georgia.
8: Charles River Bridge v. Warren Bridge.
9: United States v. Amistad.
10: Prigg v. Pennsylvania.
11: Roberts v. City of Boston.
12: Dred Scott v. Sandford.
Maturation Pains: From Reconstruction to The Mid-Twentieth Century.
13: Texas v. White.
14: United States v. Cruikshank.
15: Plessy v. Ferguson.
16: The Insular Cases: Downes v. Bidwell.
17: Lochner v. New York.
18: Muller v. Oregon.
19: Guinn v. United States.
20: Hammer v. Dagenhart.
21: Abrams v. United States (Holmes dissent).
22: Buck v. Bell.
23: Schechter Poultry Corporation v. United States.