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The Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815-35 (History of the Supreme Court of the United States)
The Marshall Court and Cultural Change 1815-35 - History of the Supreme Court of the United States Author:G. Edward White, Gerald Gunther 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 of — republicanism to suit the requirements of a rapidly chan... more »ging 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 of
timeless 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, The
Marshall Court and Cultural Change, 1815-1835 will be essential for courses in American legal and constitutional history.« less