Law And The Great Plains, Vol. 82
This collection of essays by some of the most respected American legal scholars represents the first investigation of the legal history of the Great Plains. It challenges existing theories about the legal culture of the region by showing the area's distinctiveness. The four-part study offers overviews of law and the region, analyzes landmark cases, discusses the impact of important legal thinkers, and provides a short history and case studies of the work of leading jurists. Designed to whet...
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The first book about the legal history of the Great Plains written by highly respected American scholars who challenge existing theories. Booknews Nine essays from a March 1991 conference at the University of Nebraska explore regional legal history, landmark cases, legalists, and judiciaries of the US Great Plains, mostly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the specific topics are the legal culture, the ethnic dimensions of Meyer v. Nebraska (1923), William Jennings Bryan before the Nebraska Supreme Court, and tribal courts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
Preface1Toward a Legal History of the Great Plains32The Legal Culture of the Great Plains93German Victims and American Oppressors: The Cultural Background and Legacy of Meyer v. Nebraska334A Kansan Looks at Brown575The Railroad Question Revisited: Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway v. Minnesota and Constitutional Limits on State Regulations736Practicing What You Preach Against? Karl Llewellyn, Legal Realism, and The Cheyenne Way977William Jennings Bryan, Attorney Before the Nebraska Supreme Court1158Observations on One Hundred Years of Federal Judging in Western Missouri District Court1379Tribal Courts: Constitutional Decision Making and an Opportunity for Transformation151Appendix A177Appendix B181Index183About the Contributors193
\ BooknewsNine essays from a March 1991 conference at the University of Nebraska explore regional legal history, landmark cases, legalists, and judiciaries of the US Great Plains, mostly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Among the specific topics are the legal culture, the ethnic dimensions of Meyer v. Nebraska (1923), William Jennings Bryan before the Nebraska Supreme Court, and tribal courts. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)\ \
