The Jurisprudence of the Hughes Court: The Recent Literature

101 Pages Posted: 13 Jun 2014

Date Written: June 11, 2014

Abstract

This essay, prepared for the Notre Dame Law Review Symposium, “The Evolution of Theory: Discerning the Catalysts of Constitutional Change,” reviews five recent monographic studies of the constitutional crisis of the 1930s and the jurisprudence of the Supreme Court during the Chief Justiceship of Charles Evans Hughes.

Keywords: Constitutional Law, Legal History, Constitutional History, Hughes Court, Supreme Court, Commerce Clause, Due Process, Spending Power, Charles Evans Hughes, Owen Roberts

JEL Classification: K00, K1, K19

Suggested Citation

Cushman, Barry, The Jurisprudence of the Hughes Court: The Recent Literature (June 11, 2014). 89 Notre Dame L. Rev. 1929 (2014), Notre Dame Legal Studies Paper No. 1423, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2448802

Barry Cushman (Contact Author)

Notre Dame Law School ( email )

P.O. Box 780
Notre Dame, IN 46556-0780
United States

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