The Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

Jonathan Lurie, Salmon Portland Chase

ABC-CLIO, 2004 - Law - 247 pages

A revealing examination of the Supreme Court's justices and their cautiously moderate jurisprudence during the ten-year tenure of Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase.

The Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy examines the workings and legacies of the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase. Accompanying an in-depth analysis of the Chase Court's landmark rulings on Civil War and Reconstruction issues that shaped U.S. history--such as military commissions and the status of seceding states--are detailed discussions of the Court's rulings on government-issued paper currency greenbacks and the newly ratified 14th Amendment.

Salmon Portland Chase's role as the first chief justice to preside over the impeachment of a president is carefully examined. Profiles of the 13 Chase Court justices describe their rise to prominence, controversies surrounding their nominations, work on the court, judicial philosophies, important decisions, and overall impacts.

• A-Z entries include the significant rulings involving Reconstruction and restoration of the Union such as Ex parte Milligan (1866), the Test Oath Cases (1867), Ex parte McCardle (1868), and Texas v. White (1869)
• An analysis of the historical impact and continuing legacy of decisions such as the Court's narrow interpretation of the 14th Amendment in the famous Slaughterhouse Cases

Contents

• The Chase Court and the Period: 3
• References: 16
• The Justices: 19
• Salmon P Chase: 20
• James Wayne: 27
• John Catron: 30
• Samuel Nelson: 32
• Robert C Grier: 35
• Nathan Clifford: 37
• Noah H Swayne: 39
• Samuel F Miller: 41
• David Davis: 43
• Stephen J Field: 46
• William Strong: 48
• Joseph P Bradley: 50
• Ward Hunt: 52
• Major Decisions: 55
• Cummings v Missouri 1867: 58
• Ex Parte Garland 1867: 59
• Ex Parte McCardle 1869: 62
• Mississippi v Johnson 1867: 66
• Texas v White 1869: 67
• Crandall v Nevada 1868: 68
• Veazie Bank v Fenno 1869: 70
• Collector v Day 1871: 71
• Hepburn v Griswold 1870: 73
• Knox v Lee and Parker v Davis 1871: 77
• The Slaughterhouse Cases 1873: 79
• Bradwell v Illinois 1873: 84
• References: 85
• Legacy and Impact: 87
• State Authority: 88
• Due Process in Wartime: 95
• Conclusion: 100
• References: 101
• Reference Materials: 103
• Key People Laws and Events: 105
• Documents: 173
• Chronology: 203
• Table of Cases: 211
• Glossary: 213
• Annotated Bibliography: 225
• Index: 231
• About the Author: 247

About the author

Jonathan Lurie teaches American legal history at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ.

Bibliographic information

• Title: The Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy; ABC-CLIO Supreme Court handbooks
• Authors: Jonathan Lurie, Salmon Portland Chase
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2004
• ISBN: 1576078213, 9781576078211
• Length: 247 pages
• Subjects: Law / Constitutional