James W. Ely, Jr. is the Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law emeritus and a professor of history emeritus at Vanderbilt University, USA. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, including The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights, Railroads and American Law, The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, and The Bill of Rights in Modern America.

James W. Ely, Jr. is the Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law emeritus and a professor of history emeritus at Vanderbilt University, USA. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, including The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights, Railroads and American Law, The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, and The Bill of Rights in Modern America.

James W. Ely, Jr. is the Milton R. Underwood Professor of Law emeritus and a professor of history emeritus at Vanderbilt University, USA. He is the author or editor of sixteen books, including The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights, Railroads and American Law, The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States, and The Bill of Rights in Modern America.