Supreme court volume#2
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This document summarizes Supreme Court cases and justices from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It discusses key 14th Amendment cases, justices like John Marshall Harlan and Oliver Wendell Holmes, the struggle between capital and labor, and how the court initially opposed FDR's New Deal programs but later surrendered to them. Major topics covered include civil rights, economic regulation, social Darwinism, eugenics, and the expansion of government powers during the New Deal era.
Supreme court volume#2
- 1. Supreme Court Volume #2Steve J. FieldJohn Marshal HarlanOliver Wendell Holmes14th Amendment-federal govt will protect you citizenship even in your state..what are privileges and immunities of citizenship, what rights comprise liberty..how far could the federal government go?The Civil Rights CasesJustice HarlanGrowing EconomyNew ConflictsRegulation/Deregulation of the EconomySteven J. Field-Keeping private property clear from government meddling-Liberty of ContractSurvival of the fittest Herbert Spencer
- 2. Oliver Wendell HolmesAgnostic---did not believe in natural lawthere were no god-given rightsearly Critical Race Theorist1897Maximum work hour lawsLiberty of Contractfree market idealsLockner CaseStruggle between Capital and LaborHolmes favored CapitalWilliam Taft appointed business friendly judges to the courtWilliam Brandeis-first Jewish JusticeCarrie Buck-forced sterilizationHolmes favored this
- 3. FDR-pushed down prices and create jobs, New Deal, peoples expectation about what government do would rise, government was exercising powers never used before4 Horsemen of the ApocalypseRoosoveltwanted to put more judges on the US Supreme Court, West Coast Hotel v. Parrish (Minimum Wage)-Liberty of Contract Doctrine..Court surrendered to the New Deal..government helped people compete in the market placeNew DealOliver Wendell Holmes