The Politics of Judicial Interpretation: The Federal Courts, Department of Justice, and Civil Rights, 1866-1876

Reconstructing America

by Robert J. Kaczorowski

This landmark work of Constitutional and legal history is the leading account of the ways in which federal judges, attorneys, and other law officers defined a new era of civil and political rights in the South and implemented the revolutionary 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments during Reconstruction.



"Should be required reading . . . for all historians, jurists, lawyers, political scientists, and government officials who in one way or another are responsible for understanding and interpreting our civil rights past."--Harold M. Hyman, Journal of Southern History

"Important, richly researched. . . . the fullest account now available."--American Journal of Legal History

256 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1985

Reviews

[Colleen Browne · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is exactly as the title says. The Supreme Court during Reconstruction was an utter failure; bigoted and not independent. We need to get rid of federal judicial review. It is not found in the Constitution and violates separation of power doctrine.

[Vanessa Holloway · Rating 5 out of 5]

Some moot point but also worth reading.