Keepers of the Spirits

The Judicial Response to Prohibition Enforcement in Florida, 1885-1935

AvJohn Guthrie Jr.

Inbunden, Engelska, 1998

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Beskrivning

Drawn from research in the manuscript records of the federal judiciary and the court reports of the Florida Supreme Court, this book examines how state and federal judges responded to the enforcement of local, state, and national prohibition in Florida. Upholding these measures often resulted in governmental encroachment on civil liberties; consequently, judges found themselves positioned to determine the scope of the liquor laws. As they balanced the rights of individuals with the power of the state, Florida judges acted independently of public opinion and based their rulings on precedent and citation of authority. To present the fullest picture possible, this text, while focusing on the efforts of the judges to uphold the spirit and the letter of the various liquor laws, it also considers the views of individuals who violated prohibition.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1998-01-26
Mått:157 x 235 x 14 mm
Vikt:433 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:176
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9780313301902

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John Guthrie, Jr., was associate professor of history at Daytona Beach Community College. He holds a PhD from the University of Florida and is the coauthor of The Florida Land Boom: Speculation, Money, and the Banks (Quorum, 1995).

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"In this short, valuable study, John J. Guthrie Jr. moves beyond the national focus of Hamm and Murchison to scrutinize Prohibition enforcement at the state level, specifally the interplay of federal law, and state and federal district courts. . . . Guthrie's book advances our understanding of the mechanics of Prohibition and its influence in American public life." - The Journal of Southern History, Vol 65, #3, 1999

Innehållsförteckning

Preface Introduction: Historians and the Liquor Laws Local Option to National Prohibition, 1885-1920 Concurrent Enforcement of the Liquor Laws, 1905-1922 Prohibition and Privacy Rights, 1921-1930 The Judicial Check on Property Forfeiture, 1921-1930 National Prohibition to Local Option, 1928-1935 Epilogue Bibliography Index

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