Diminishing the Bill of Rights, Volume 3: Barron V. Baltimore and the Foundations of American Liberty
(Part of the Studies in American Constitutional Heritage Series)
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The modern effort to locate American liberties, it turns out, began in the mud at the bottom of Baltimore harbor. John Barron Jr. and John Craig sued the city for damages after Baltimore's rebuilt drainage system diverted water and sediment into the harbor, preventing large ships from tying up at Barron and Craig's wharf. By the time the case reached the U.S. Supreme Court in 1833, the issue had become whether the city's actions constituted a...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0806156023
ISBN13:9780806156026
Release Date:April 2017
Publisher:University of Oklahoma Press
Length:296 Pages
Weight:1.10 lbs.
Dimensions:1.0" x 6.3" x 9.1"
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