Roger B. Taney: Jacksonian Jurist

by Charles W. Smith

Book Overview

Smith describes the political ideas of Chief Justice Taney and discusses his contributions to American constitutional law. Taney is revealed as a socially minded jurist who believed in the power of the whole people to regulate the affairs of life for the common good. As a political leader, Taney belongs in the democratic line that runs from Jefferson to Franklin D. Roosevelt; as a jurist he is a forerunner of Holmes and Brandeis. Originally published...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1469609312
• ISBN13: 9781469609317
• Release Date: March 2013
• Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"