{"product_id":"establishing-justice-in-middle-america-jeffrey-brandon-morris-9780816648160","title":"Establishing Justice in Middle America: A History of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit","description":"\u003cp\u003eHeadquartered in St. Louis and serving primarily Midwestern states, the Eighth Circuit Court has ruled on cases that touch some of the most significant issues in American history, including Native American rights, school segregation, farm bankruptcies, abortion, the environment, pornography, the \"war on drugs,\" and the first successful class-action sexual-harassment lawsuit. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eEstablishing Justice in Middle America, \u003c\/i\u003e Jeffrey Brandon Morris covers its history, from its founding in 1866 through the present day. Morris also provides a panoramic view, discussing how the court has changed over time, the judges who have served on the court, and all of the court's major cases. This work is one of the first histories of a court in the mostly regional tier of federal courts that are, judicially speaking, nearest to the Supreme Court. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eEstablishing Justice in Middle America\u003c\/i\u003e reveals how, in many ways, the history of a regional court is a history of the nation itself. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJeffrey Brandon Morris is professor of law at Touro Law Center in Long Island, New York. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, including histories of four federal courts, and is editor of the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of American History.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished for the Historical Society of the United States Courts in the Eighth Circuit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jeffrey Brandon Morris\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0816648166\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780816648160\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Minnesota Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.78lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.50h x 6.56w x 1.25d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2008 pg. 239","brand":"Jeffrey Brandon Morris","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065184694527,"sku":"9780816648160","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_81d36b38-0c06-4bad-939d-3322ece491f2.jpg?v=1768673551","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/establishing-justice-in-middle-america-jeffrey-brandon-morris-9780816648160","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}