num_pages: 864
description: G. Edward White's monumental study on the Marshall Court, originally published as Volumes III-IV of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court , shows how the decisions made between 1815 and 1835 reveal an active reinterpretation of the Constitution and its principles ofrepublicanism to suit the requirements of a rapidly changing nation. Placing the Marshall Court within the cultural and ideological context of early nineteenth-century America, White argues that the Court recast the language of the Constitution to give certain crucial terms the appearance oftimeless legal principles, and promoted a style of judicial decision-making that concealed the discretionary elements of constitutional interpretation from public scrutiny, thus fostering the impression of an objective, non-partisan Court. Now available in an abridged paperback edition, TheMarshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815-1835 will be essential for courses in American legal and constitutional history.
language: English
title: The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815-1835
titlecomplete: The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815-1835
characters: Joseph Story, John Marshall
ratings_count: 2
series: Oliver Wendell Holmes Devise History of the Supreme Court of the United States
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: James Willard Hurst Prize
publisher: Oxford University Press