| Description |
1 online resource (x, 243 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Law in the American West ; v. 8
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Law in the American West ; v. 8.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-230) and index. |
| Contents |
An introduction to the Nebraska Supreme Court : the past is prologue -- "The judicial mowing machine thus cuts a wide swath" : the Simmons Court, 1938-63 -- "A real physician of applied liberty" : the White Court, 1963-78 -- The Norman conquest : the Krivosha Court, 1978-87 -- "With malice toward none" : the Hastings Court, 1987-95 -- Is the law an ass? an idiot? : a new twist on the Court's efforts. |
| Summary |
Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court, written by one of the states leading legal minds, is the first history of the Nebraska Supreme Court and the first book-length study of a Great Plains supreme court. James W. Hewitt draws on his intimate knowledge of the subject matter gleaned from years as a lawyer in Nebraska and applies a historians objectivity to the analysis. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Nebraska. Supreme Court.
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Nebraska. Supreme Court. |
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Nebraska. Supreme Court -- History.
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History. |
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Nebraska. Supreme Court. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Hewitt, James W. Slipping backward. Lincoln : University of Nebraska Press, ©2007 9780803224339 0803224338 (DLC) 2006029781 (OCoLC)71288770 |
| ISBN |
9780803209886 (electronic book) |
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0803209886 (electronic book) |
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9780803205956 (electronic book) |
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0803205953 (electronic book) |
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