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Urofsky, Melvin I.,

Dissent and the Supreme Court : Its role in the Court's history and the nation's constitutional dialogue / Melvin I. Urofsky. - First edition. - xiii, 528 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references (pages 429-488) and indexes.

Dissent and the constitutional dialogue;
From seriatim to the opinion of the court;
From Marshall to Dared Scott;
Field, Slaughterhouse, and Munn;
John Marshall Harlan: the first great dissenter;
Mis-en-scèn;
1 : Harlan and Holmes in Lecher v. New York (1905);
Holmes and Brandeis dissenting;
Mis-en-scène;
2 : Brandeis in Olmstead v. United States (1928);
The return of seriatim;
The prima donnas I : personalities and issues of wartime;
Mis-en-scèn;
3 : Wiley Rutledge and In re Yamashita (1946);
The prima donnas II : incorporation, criminal procedure, and free speech;
Mis-en-scène;
4 : Black in Betts v. Brady (1942);
Lower federal courts, the states, and foreign tribunals;
Continuing themes, from Warren to Roberts;
Mis-en-scèn;
5 : Marshall, Brennan, and capital punishment -- Coda

ISBN: 9780307379405 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780307741325

LCCN: 2014048245

Subjects--Corporate Names:
United States. Supreme Court.

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Dissenting opinions--United States.
Dissenters--Legal status, laws, etc.--United States.
Judicial opinions--United States.
Constitutional law--United States.
Government, Resistance to--United States.

LC Class. No.: KF8748 / .U76 2015

Dewey Class. No.: 342.73029 URO