The book History of the Supreme Court of the United States was written by author Myers, Gustavus, 1872-1942 Here you can read free online of History of the Supreme Court of the United States book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is History of the Supreme Court of the United States a good or bad book?
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The fate of millions of blacks in bondage, and millions more yet unborn, hung upon the answer. And here was the handful of men on the Supreme Court, all 13 XV Peters, 508. i*76id., 509. Justices McKinley and Story dissented from Thomp- son's opinion, Justice Catron was ill, and Justice harbour died before the case was decided. UNDER CHIEF JUSTICE TANEY 4O3 relatively old men, pretending not to know the fundamental issue, yet resorting to every dexterous device and fine-spun technical constructi...on to justify and enforce negro slavery. In the meantime, during the period following Marshall's death, the Supreme Court continued validating private land claims, most of which lay in the South and the beneficiaries of which were either Southern slave holders or a combination of them and Northern capitalists. More Land Claims Validated. The Soulard claim in Missouri, one of the land claim cases the decisions in which were deferred by Marshall for six years, was decided by the Supreme Court in January, 1836, shortly before Taney was confirmed as Chief Justice.
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