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Fighting Foreclosure

The 'Blaisdell' Case, the Contract Clause and the Great Depression

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Editors' Prefacep. vii
Acknowledgmentsp. ix
Introductionp. 1
Origins of the Contract Clausep. 9
The Supreme Court and the Contract Clause Prior to Blaisdellp. 27
"And We Don't Mean Maybe": Farmers Demand a Holidayp. 47
Passing the Minnesota Mortgage Moratorium Actp. 68
The Minnesota Mortgage Moratorium Act in State Courtp. 86
The Hughes Court: Four Horsemen, Three Musketeers, and Two Swingersp. 109
The Supreme Court Decides: A "Rational Compromise between Individual Rights and Public Welfare"p. 123
Reaction to the Blaisdell Decisionp. 143
The Death of the Contract Cause?p. 157
Postscript on the Great Recession's Mortgage Crisisp. 178
Relevant Casesp. 189
Chronologyp. 193
Bibliographical Essayp. 197
Indexp. 207
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ISBN: 9780700618729
ISBN-10: 0700618724
Series: Landmark Law Cases & American Society (Paperback)
Audience: General
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Number Of Pages: 224
Published: 5th September 2012
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Dimensions (cm): 21.6 x 14.0  x 1.8
Weight (kg): 0.295