Sunflower Justice : a New History of the Kansas Supreme Court.

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Author / Creator:	Lee, R. Alton.
Imprint:	Lincoln [Nebraska] : University of Nebraska Press, 2014.
Description:	1 online resource (1 online resource).
Language:	English
Series:	Law in the American West UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subject:	Courts of last resort -- Kansas -- History. Courts of last resort. Kansas -- Supreme Court -- History. Kansas. Electronic books. History.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11218653

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ISBN:	0803254105 9780803254107 0803254113 9780803254114 0803248415 9780803248410 0803254121 9780803254121 9781306396660 1306396662
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Print version record.
Summary:	Until recently, American legal historiography focused almost solely on national government. Although much of Kansas law reflects U.S. law, the state court's arbitrary powers over labor-management conflicts, yellow dog contracts, civil rights, gender issues, and domestic relations set precedents that reverberated around the country. Sunflower Justice is a pioneering work that presents the history of a state through the use of its supreme court decisions as evidence. R. Alton Lee traces Kansas's legal history through 150 years of records, shedding light on the state'
Other form:	Print version: 9781306396660

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