The judicial power of the United States :: the Eleventh Amendment in American history /

This book reconstructs the fascinating but obscure history of the Eleventh Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits the exercise of US judicial power when American states are sued. Its modern meaning was largely shaped around cases concerning the liability of Southern states to pay their debts...

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Main Author: Orth, John V.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, 1987.
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Online Access:DE-862
DE-863
Summary:This book reconstructs the fascinating but obscure history of the Eleventh Amendment to the US Constitution, which limits the exercise of US judicial power when American states are sued. Its modern meaning was largely shaped around cases concerning the liability of Southern states to pay their debts during and after Reconstruction: by shielding states from liability, the Supreme Court's interpretation of the Eleventh Amendment eased the establishment of post-Reconstruction Southern society and left a maddeningly complicated law of federal jurisdiction.
Physical Description:1 online resource (ix, 231 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-208) and index.
ISBN:9780195364859
0195364856
1280523158
9781280523151

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