Establishing justice in Middle America : a history of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Jeffrey Brandon Morris ; foreword by William H. Webster.
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Establishing justice in Middle America : a history of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit / Jeffrey Brandon Morris ; foreword by William H. Webster.
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Publication Information:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, [2022]
©2007
Physical Description:
1 online resource (xx, 441 pages) : illustrations
General Note:
"Published for the Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth Circuit."
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Contents:
Foreword / William H. Webster -- Preface -- Introduction : Middle America during the nineteenth century -- "An empire in itself" : the Eighth Circuit before 1891 -- The early years, 1891-1929 -- The Sanborn Court, 1919-1959 -- The era of the Warren Court, 1956-1969 -- The moderately liberal court of the 1970s -- "Debate, differences, and a robust exchange of ideas" : the eighth circuit during the 1980s -- Leaving the old century and entering the new -- Afterword.
Summary:
An account of the history of the Eighth Circuit Court that has served primarily Midwestern states since its founding in 1866. Describes the court's judges and major cases that have dealt with issues ranging from the environment to sexual harassment.
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