Tony Allan Freyer: 1 book
The Passenger Cases and the Commerce Clause
Immigrants, Blacks, and States' Rights in Antebellum America
Language: English
Release Date: January 5, 2015
In 1849 Chief Justice Taney's Court delivered a 5-4 decision on the legal status of immigrants and free blacks under the federal commerce power. The closely divided decision, further emphasized by the fact there were eight opinions, played a part in the increasingly contested politics over growing...
