Lawyers and the Constitution: How Laissez Faire Came to the Supreme..

2001. ISBN-13: 9781584771388; ISBN-10: 1584771380. Twiss, Benjamin R. Lawyers and the Constitution: How Laissez Faire Came to the Supreme Court. With a foreword by Edward S. Corwin. Originally published: Princeton University Press, [1942]. xii, 271 pp. Reprinted 2001 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 9781584771388. Smyth sewn cloth bound hardcover with gilt stamped spine and front cover. New. $75. Spanning the crucial years of 1875 to 1935, which heavily overlaps with the Supreme Court's famous "Lochner Era," this classic work analyzes how the American bar acted as a bridge between big business and federal judges. During this time, the Court struck down many economic and social regulations. This book explains exactly how corporate lawyers shaped that legal environment. Twiss demonstrates how corporate protests against government regulation were successfully transformed into formal constitutional limits on state power. It remains a vital chapter in the history of judicial review and American constitutional law. The Corwin Connection: Benjamin R. Twiss [1912-1941] tragically died in a car accident at a young age. His mentor, legendary Princeton professor Edward S. Corwin, edited this manuscript and prepared it for posthumous publication. High-Quality Production: Beautiful cloth bound smyth sewn, with elegant gilt stamping, built to last for institutional or private libraries. Acclaimed Academic Praise: "One recalls, with sorrow at his early demise, that brilliant study... showing how our most brilliant barristers have led, if not shepherded, the opposition to all recent social legislation..." - Yale Law Journal (54:175) Listed in Marke, A Catalogue of the Law Collection at New York University (1953) 381.