The Judicial Power of the United States

"Very readable...Presents an interesting exploration of the limits of sovereign immunity in a nation under the rule of law, and in so doing it offers an intriguing slice of legal history. With its excellent bibliographic essays, this book is a valuable addition to American studies."--Journal of American History "A serious study and a worthy contribution to legal history."--Aviam Soifer, Boston University Law School "Orth has contributed a strikingly new and important revelation about the Compromise of 1877, the end of Reconstruction, and the economic as well as judicial consequences of Reunion."--C. Vann Woodward, Yale University "[A] lively and fascinating history of the Eleventh Amendment."--Stanley N. Katz, Princeton University "Illuminating...with Professor Orth's expert guidance, the Eleventh Amendment is revealed as an integral part of our political and social history, and as a dramatic illustration of the nature and limits of judicial power."--David L. Shapiro, Harvard Law School "Very readable...Presents an interesting exploration of the limits of sovereign immunity in a nation under the rule of law, and in so doing it offers an intriguing slice of legal history. With its excellent bibliographic essays, this book is a valuable addition to American studies."--Journal of American History "A serious study and a worthy contribution to legal history."--Aviam Soifer, Boston University Law School "Orth has contributed a strikingly new and important revelation about the Compromise of 1877, the end of Reconstruction, and the economic as well as judicial consequences of Reunion."--C. Vann Woodward, Yale University "[A] lively and fascinating history of the Eleventh Amendment."--Stanley N. Katz, Princeton University "Illuminating...with Professor Orth's expert guidance, the Eleventh Amendment is revealed as an integral part of our political and social history, and as a dramatic illustration of the nature and limits of judicial power."--David L. Shapiro, Harvard Law School