{"product_id":"chase-court","title":"Chase Court","description":"\u003cp\u003eA revealing examination of the Supreme Court's justices and their \"cautiously moderate\" jurisprudence during the ten-year tenure of Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSalmon 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA–Z entries include the significant rulings involving Reconstruction and restoration of the Union such as \u003ci\u003eEx parte Milligan\u003c\/i\u003e (1866), the \u003ci\u003eTest Oath Cases\u003c\/i\u003e (1867), \u003ci\u003eEx parte McCardle\u003c\/i\u003e (1868), and \u003ci\u003eTexas v. White\u003c\/i\u003e (1869)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn analysis of the historical impact and continuing legacy of decisions such as the Court's narrow interpretation of the 14th Amendment in the famous \u003ci\u003eSlaughterhouse Cases\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing Plc","offers":[{"title":"Default Product","offer_id":54217743040856,"sku":"9781576078211","price":67.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/chase-court","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}