History of Indiana Law - essays, culture, reference

Long regarded as a center for middle-American values, Indiana is also a cultural crossroads that has produced a rich and complex legal and constitutional heritage. The History of Indiana Law traces this history through a series of expert articles by identifying the themes that mark the state’s legal development and establish its place within the broader context of the Midwest and nation.

The History of Indiana Law explores the ways in which the state’s legal culture responded to—and at times resisted—the influence of national legal developments, including the tortured history of race relations in Indiana. Legal issues addressed by the contributors include the Indiana constitutional tradition, civil liberties, race, women’s rights, family law, welfare and the poor, education, crime and punishment, juvenile justice, the role of courts and judiciary, and landmark cases. The essays describe how Indiana law has adapted to the needs of an increasingly complex society.

This 391 page 2006 hardcover book is an indispensable reference and invaluable first source to learn about law and society in Indiana during almost two centuries of statehood.

Topics covered include:

Part I: Constructing the Framework

• The narratives and counternarratives of Indiana legal history
• Indiana's constitution in a nation of constitutions

Part II: The Law of Personal Status

• Race, law, and the burdens of Indiana history
• Family law in Indiana: A domestic relations crossroads
• The poor you have always with you: The problem of the "Sturdy Beggar"

Part III: Law and Crime

• "Conspicuously Enlightened Policy": Criminal justice in Indiana
• Juvenile Law: The quest to redeem youthful offenders

Part IV: Rights

• From petticoat slavery to equality: Women's rights in Indiana law
• The Indiana Bill of Rights: Two hundred years of civil liberties history
• The uncertain promise of free public schooling

Part V: Bench and Bar

• Indiana courts and lawyers, 1816-2004
• More than arbiters of cases and controversies: The growing impact of the judiciary on Indiana's legal culture
• Indiana judges: A portrait of judicial evolution
• Political pragmatism and common sense: Leading cases of the Indiana supreme court
• The U.S. supreme court on circuit in Indiana, 1837-1891

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