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Introduction “I Will Not Be Bound by a Footnote”

  • Peter Charles Hoffer
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Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction “I Will Not Be Bound by a Footnote” 1
  4. 1 Sovereignty: Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793) 23
  5. 2 Slavery: Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857) 39
  6. 3 Comparative Law: Viterbo v. Friedlander, 120 U.S. 707 (1887) 61
  7. 4 Friends of the Court: Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908) 76
  8. 5 Discrete and Insular Minorities: United States v. Carolene Products, 304 U.S. 144 (1938) 89
  9. 6 Social Psychology: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) 103
  10. 7 Originalism: District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) 122
  11. 8 Precedent: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 142 S.Ct. 2228 (2022) 154
  12. Conclusion: Wither the Footnote? 195
  13. Acknowledgments 197
  14. Appendix A: Selection of William Cranch’s Annotations to U.S. Reports 199
  15. Appendix B: The First State High Court Footnotes 203
  16. Appendix C: Footnote 48 to Majority Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson 209
  17. Appendix D: Comment on Cases Overturned, from Dissent in Dobbs 213
  18. Index 217
  19. About the Author 223
https://doi.org/10.18574/nyu/9781479830244.003.0003

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents v
  3. Introduction “I Will Not Be Bound by a Footnote” 1
  4. 1 Sovereignty: Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793) 23
  5. 2 Slavery: Dred Scott v. Sandford, 60 U.S. 393 (1857) 39
  6. 3 Comparative Law: Viterbo v. Friedlander, 120 U.S. 707 (1887) 61
  7. 4 Friends of the Court: Muller v. Oregon, 208 U.S. 412 (1908) 76
  8. 5 Discrete and Insular Minorities: United States v. Carolene Products, 304 U.S. 144 (1938) 89
  9. 6 Social Psychology: Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka, 347 U.S. 483 (1954) 103
  10. 7 Originalism: District of Columbia v. Heller, 554 U.S. 570 (2008) 122
  11. 8 Precedent: Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, 142 S.Ct. 2228 (2022) 154
  12. Conclusion: Wither the Footnote? 195
  13. Acknowledgments 197
  14. Appendix A: Selection of William Cranch’s Annotations to U.S. Reports 199
  15. Appendix B: The First State High Court Footnotes 203
  16. Appendix C: Footnote 48 to Majority Opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson 209
  17. Appendix D: Comment on Cases Overturned, from Dissent in Dobbs 213
  18. Index 217
  19. About the Author 223
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