Contents
Introduction
Part One: Chief Justices Jay and Ellsworth, 1789-1801
Introduction to Part One
1. Outlines of Federal Jurisdiction
2. Limitations on Congressional and State Powers
Conclusion to Part One
Part Two: Chief Justice Marshall, 1801-1835
Introduction to Part Two
3. The Powers of the Federal Courts, 1801-1810
4. Later Jurisdictional Decisions
5. The Contract Clause and Natural Law
6. Congressional Authority and Other Limits on State Power
Conclusion to Part Two
Part Three: Chief Justice Taney, 1836-1864
Introduction to Part Three
7. Contracts and Commerce
8. Article IV and Federal Powers
Conclusion to Part Three
Part Four: Chief Justice Chase, 1865-1873
Introduction to Part Four
9. Civil War and Reconstruction
10. Limitations on State Power
Conclusion to Part Four
Part Five: Chief Justice Waite, 1874-1888
Introduction to Part Five
11. The Civil War Amendments
12. Commerce and Sovereign Immunity
13. The Powers of Congress
Conclusion to Part Five
Epilogue
Appendix A: Justices of the Supreme Court, 1789-1888
Appendix B: The Constitution of the United States
Table of Cases
Index