Political scientist Pallitto shows how the 1215 signing of the Magna Carta by King John and a group of rebellious barons has shaped the course of Anglo-American law and continues to do so. He discusses early theoretical foundations: the common law mind; the slavery question; federal common law, legal realism, and the Magna Carta tradition: constitutional interpretation in the early 20th century; the Warren court, civil rights, and the incorporation controversy; the Rehnquist court and habeas corpus; retrenchment; and the war on terror. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)