The Fuller court
Subtitle: justices, rulings, and legacy
By: James W. Ely, Jr.
Series: ABC-CLIO Supreme Court handbooks
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Santa Barbara, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Fuller, Melville Weston, 1833-1910.; United States. Supreme Court -- History.; Constitutional history -- United States.
Description: "This work explores the Court's 22 years of accomplishment, places its decisions in historical context, and charts its role in the sweeping economic and social changes that transformed U.S. society. The volume examines the creation of the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Sherman Act, the Pure Food and Drug Act, and other regulatory milestones. It also shows how the Court strengthened state control of criminal justice and protected property rights and individual liberties."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 297-308) and index.
Table of contents: title: The Fuller court and the period; title: The justices; title: Significant decisions; title: Legacy and impact.