1 Sovereignty: Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. 419 (1793)

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