Late-nineteenth-century courts functioned as a shield protecting established interests

Evidence

Cooley was architect, prophet, and publicist, of a theory of social order, at a time when the specter of “socialism” sent waves of panic through the upper stories of society. For the solid citizen, who saw with dismay huge hordes of immigrants pouring into the country and who worried about traditional American values, the Supreme Court and the other high courts were sometimes a mighty shield, protecting the country from moral and political collapse. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 3602

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: New York’s feudal manors survived until the mid-nineteenth century — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 289; Nineteenth-century courts let condemnors offset land-taking compensation against expected project benefits — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 1010; Nineteenth-century contract law expanded to serve the new market economy. — Lawrence M. Friedman, A History of American Law, 1620 (+5 more)

Broader Connections

• Nineteenth-century courts shifted tort law toward negligence to favor industrial growth #exemplifies (0.85) — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 3405