Author: Karl Knox GartnerPublisher:
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Category : Carriers
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Interstate Commerce Act
Author: Karl Knox GartnerPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Carriers
Languages : en
Pages : 288
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Laws of Washington Territory
Author: Washington (State)Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 64
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Laws of the Territory of Idaho
Author: Idaho TerritoryCongressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 1324
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Regulation and Deregulation
Author: Jules BackmanThe Law Relating to Public Health and Local Government
Author: Alexander GlenPublisher:
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Category : Local government
Languages : en
Pages : 1334
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The Statutes at Large of the United States from ...
Author: United StatesPublisher:
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Category : Session laws
Languages : en
Pages : 1290
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Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man
Author: David Herbert DonaldPublisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 150403404X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 408
Book Description
A Pulitzer Prize winner's “magisterial” biography of the Civil War–era Massachusetts senator, a Radical Republican who fought for slavery’s abolition (The New York Times). In his follow-up to Charles Sumner and the Coming of the Civil War, acclaimed historian David Herbert Donald examines the life of the Massachusetts legislator from 1860 to his death in 1874. As a leader of the Radical Republicans, Sumner made the abolition of slavery his primary legislative focus—yet opposed the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the US Constitution for not going far enough to guarantee full equality. His struggle to balance power and principle defined his career during the Civil War and Reconstruction, and Donald masterfully charts the senator’s wavering path from fiery sectarian leader to responsible party member. In a richly detailed portrait of Sumner’s role as chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations, Donald analyzes how the legislator brought his influence and political acumen to bear on an issue as dear to his heart as equal rights: international peace. Authoritative and engrossing, Charles Sumner and the Rights of Man captures a fascinating political figure at the height of his powers and brings a tumultuous period in American history to vivid life.
Power, Protection, and Free Trade
Author: David A. LakePublisher: Cornell University Press
ISBN: 1501723049
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
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Judging Statutes
Author: Robert A. KatzmannPublisher: Oxford University Press
ISBN: 0199362149
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 184
Book Description
In an ideal world, the laws of Congress--known as federal statutes--would always be clearly worded and easily understood by the judges tasked with interpreting them. But many laws feature ambiguous or even contradictory wording. How, then, should judges divine their meaning? Should they stick only to the text? To what degree, if any, should they consult aids beyond the statutes themselves? Are the purposes of lawmakers in writing law relevant? Some judges, such as Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, believe courts should look to the language of the statute and virtually nothing else. Chief Judge Robert A. Katzmann of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit respectfully disagrees. In Judging Statutes, Katzmann, who is a trained political scientist as well as a judge, argues that our constitutional system charges Congress with enacting laws; therefore, how Congress makes its purposes known through both the laws themselves and reliable accompanying materials should be respected. He looks at how the American government works, including how laws come to be and how various agencies construe legislation. He then explains the judicial process of interpreting and applying these laws through the demonstration of two interpretative approaches, purposivism (focusing on the purpose of a law) and textualism (focusing solely on the text of the written law). Katzmann draws from his experience to show how this process plays out in the real world, and concludes with some suggestions to promote understanding between the courts and Congress. When courts interpret the laws of Congress, they should be mindful of how Congress actually functions, how lawmakers signal the meaning of statutes, and what those legislators expect of courts construing their laws. The legislative record behind a law is in truth part of its foundation, and therefore merits consideration.