FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON

1816–99, American jurist, Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1863–97), b. Haddam, Conn. After practicing law for several years in New York City with his brother David Dudley Field, he went to California in 1849, settled at Marysville, and in 1850 was elected to the legislature. He secured the passage of an act reorganizing the state judiciary and drafted codes of civil and criminal procedure based on his brother's codes for New York but adapted to certain local needs, such as established Spanish customs and miners' practices. His recommendations became the basis of mining law in all of the Western states and territories. In 1857, Field was elected as a Democrat to the California supreme court, becoming chief justice two years later. President Lincoln appointed him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1863. A staunch conservative, he opposed government regulation of business activities and played a major role in the Supreme Court's extension of the due process clause of the Fourteenth Amendment to include corporations.

See his Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California (1880, repr. 1968); biography by C. B. Swisher (1930, repr. 1963).

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To Improve Health and Health Care: The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology
Book by Stephen L. Isaacs, James R. Knickman; Jossey-Bass, 2002
Subjects: Medicine--Research Grants--United States, Public Health--Research Grants--United States, Public Health--United States--Endowments, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
...San Francisco Stephen L. Isaacs Princeton...The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Anthology...The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation has nurtured...three decades. The field has gained insights...like The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to get...those in the health field. Such was the case...
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Three Deaths and Enlightenment Thought: Hume, Johnson, Marat
Book by Stephen Miller; Bucknell University Press, 2001
Subjects: Enlightenment--France, Enlightenment--Great Britain, Hume, David--1711-1776--Death And Burial, Johnson, Samuel--1709-1784--Death And Burial, Marat, Jean Paul--1743-1793--Death And Burial
...three Enlightenment projects implicit in the deaths of Hume, Johnson, and Marat were not successful. Acknowledgments THIS...CONVERSATIONS WITH A NUMBER OF people: David and Mary Rogers, Jeff Field, Steven Lagerfeld, Anthony Kaufman, James Burgwyn, and above...
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Samuel Johnson
Book by Leslie Stephen; Harper & Brothers, 1878
Subjects: Johnson, Samuel--1709-1784
...EDITED BY JOHN MORLEY SAMUEL JOHNSON BY LESLIE STEPHEN NEW YORK HARPER BROTHERS...CHAPTER III. JOHNSON AND HIS FRIENDS 53...CHAPTER IV. JOHNSON AS A LITERARY DICTATOR...
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Kate Field: Selected Letters
Book by Carolyn J. Moss, Kate Field; Southern Illinois University Press, 1996
Subjects: Field, Kate--1838-1896--Correspondence, Women Authors, American--19th Century--Correspondence, Women Journalists--United States--Correspondence
Kate Field SELECTED LETTERS Kate Field Kate Field Selected Letters EDITED AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY Carolyn J. Moss SOUTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESS Carbondale and Edwardsville Copyright 1996 by the Board of Trustees...
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Johnson of the Mohawks: A Biography of Sir William Johnson, Irish Immigrant, Mohawk War Chief, American Soldier, Empire Builder
Book by Arthur Pound, Richard E. Day; Macmillan, 1930
Subjects: Johnson, William--Sir--1715-1774
...Major General Johnsons map of Lake George sector...the Lake George battle field, 1756, showing also sketch...of his descendants, took the field against the Revolution. Sir John Johnson is, indeed, the leading Tory...
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"The Frayed Trope of Rome": Poetic Architecture in Robert Duncan, Ronald Johnson, and Lisa Robertson
Journal article by Stephen Collis; Mosaic (Winnipeg), Vol. 35, 2002
Subjects: Duncan, Robert--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Johnson, Ronald--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poetry--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Poets--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Robertson, Lisa--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
...Robert Duncan, Ronald Johnson, and Lisa Robertson. by Stephen Collis This...similar within their field: enriching poetry...Holes: Reading Ronald Johnsons Radi Os." Contemporary...Penguin, 1982. Stephen Collis is an assistant...
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"To Be Shot at by the Whites and Dodged by the Negroes": Lyndon Johnson and the Texas NYA
Journal article by Mitchell Lerner; Presidential Studies Quarterly, Vol. 39, 2009
Subjects: Johnson, Lyndon B.--Political activity, President of the United States--Political activity, United States. National Youth Administration--Finance, United States. National Youth Administration--Services
...is worth noting that Johnsons commitment to fair policies...Antonio, where one of LBJs field representatives reported...represented. (69) Yet Johnson at least appears to have...and Winston. Lawson, Stephen F. 1982. "I Got It from the New York Times: Lyndon Johnson and the Kennedy Civil...
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Foreword: "Separate but Equal" in Prison: Johnson V. California and Common Sense Racism
Journal article by James E. Robertson; Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, Vol. 96, 2006
Subjects: Equal protection--Laws, regulations and rules, Equality before the law--Laws, regulations and rules, Johnson v. California--125 S. Ct. 1141 (2005), Prison administration--Laws, regulations and rules, Race discrimination--Laws, regulations and rules, Segregation--Laws, regulations and rules, Strict scrutiny doctrine--Laws, regulations and rules
...release from prison. See Stephen D. Sowle, A Regime of Social...IMPRISONMENT 63, 64 (Robert Johnson Hans Toch ed., 1988) ("Victories in the field of battle reassure the winners...supra note 38, at 106. (171) Johnson v. California, 321 F.3d 791...
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Denouncing the Brotherhood of Thieves: Stephen Symonds Foster's Critique of the Anti-Abolitionist Clergy
Journal article by Troy Duncan, Chris Dixon; Civil War History, Vol. 47, 2001
Subjects: Abolitionists--Evaluation, Clergy--Moral and ethical aspects, Foster, Stephen Symonds--Criticism, interpretation, etc., Slavery--Anti-slavery movements, United States history--1783-1865
...In 1851, when Oliver Johnson sought to revitalize...than here now," wrote Johnson. "I believe that there...preceding the Civil War, Stephen Foster pursued a distinct...William A. Robinson, "Stephen S. Foster," in Dictionary...Biography, ed. Allen Johnson and Dumas Malone (New...
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Johnson V. California: A Grayer Shade of Brown
Journal article by Brandon N. Robinson; Duke Law Journal, Vol. 56, 2006
Subjects: Brown v. Board of Education--347 U.S. 483 (1954), Equal protection--Laws, regulations and rules, Equality before the law--Laws, regulations and rules, Johnson v. California--125 S. Ct. 1141 (2005), Race discrimination--Laws, regulations and rules, Segregation--Laws, regulations and rules
...exist." (quoting Stephen Carter, When Victims...433-34 (1988))). (70.) Johnson v. Virginia, 373...conclude that in the field of public education...unequal."); see also Johnson, 543 U.S. at 506...495 (1954) ("In the field of public education...for Appellant at 6, Johnson, 543 U.S. 499 (No...
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Ghana: 'Moneycracy' and Kufuor's Successors; Ghana's Ruling New Patriotic Party (NPP) Selects Its Presidential Candidate for Next Year's Elections at a Crucial Party Congress Fixed for 22 December. but Already the Money Being Splashed around by Some of the 19 Contestants Has Raised Eyebrows Countrywide. Stephen Gyasi Jnr Reports from Accra
Magazine article by Stephen Gyasi Jnr; New African, November 2007
Subjects: Ghana--Political aspects, New Patriotic Party (Ghana)--Elections, Political convention delegates--Social aspects, Political conventions--Social aspects, Presidential candidates--Political activity
...Gyasi Jnr Reports from Accra. by Stephen Gyasi Jnr The fate of Ghanas ruling...among public officials. Though the crowded field of aspirants is made up of heavyweights...implementation of ROPAA on the table. Johnson Asiedu Nketia, the NDC general secretary...
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In It to Win It
Magazine article by Mitchell Stevens, John De Graaf, Stephen E. Silver, Clark Johnson, Hannah Neprash; The Wilson Quarterly, Vol. 32, Winter 2008
...besting others but out of a love for the field of endeavor. Sports competitions, in which...one or more losers, are the exception. Stephen E. Silver Santa Fe, N.M. IN RESPONSE TO...help out our friends and neighbors. Clark Johnson Professor, Social Studies Minnesota State...
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New Year's Resolutions
Magazine article by Stephen Moore, Mauro Mujica, Thomas J. Dilorenzo, Gary L. Bauer, Dan Stein, Grover Norquist, Marvin Olasky, Arianna Huffington, Reed Larson, Jr. Merrill Matthews, Douglas Johnson, Laura Henegar Echevarria; National Review, Vol. 48, January 29, 1996
Subjects: Associations, Conservatism, Education and state--Analysis, Education policy--Analysis, Emigration and immigration law--Interpretation and construction, English-only movement--Analysis, Immigration law--Interpretation and construction, Pro-life movement--Analysis, Right to work (Labor unions)--Analysis, Substance abuse treatment, Substance abuse--Care and treatment, Tax reform--Analysis, Welfare reform--Analysis
...000 from its federal contribution. With such a tax credit, private organizations would be able to compete on a level playing field for welfare tax dollars. To the extent that private-sector charities convinced taxpayers that they were doing a better job than...
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Tenure, Science, and Race Matters
Magazine article by Elizabeth Softky; Black Issues in Higher Education, Vol. 15, October 15, 1998
Subjects: Blacks, California, Campuses, Colleges & universities, Discrimination, Education, Educators, Higher education, Mayo, Stephen, Minority & ethnic groups, Racial discrimination, Racism, Teaching
...little fanfare, Dr. Stephen Leon Mayo was granted...the relatively new field of structural biology...postgraduate student Tracy Johnson isnt as blunt, she...you can overcome," Johnson adds. "Steve is very...addressed." Photo (Dr. Stephen Mayo)
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Murrini Melting Maniac
Magazine article by Tara Cady Sartorius; Arts & Activities, Vol. 137, May 2005
Subjects: Art students--Education, Glass painting and staining--Study and teaching, Powell, Stephen Rolfe--Works, Stained glass--Study and teaching
...Kenneth Noland and Mark Rothko, color field painters, just color, no subject matter...Internet and family documents. Procedure: Stephen Rolfe Powells family claims they are direct...Process/studio photographs by Mark M. Johnson. See Stephen Rolfe Powells own Web site...
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The Day BoJo Went Strikebusting; as the RMT Threatened to Bring London to a Halt, Stephen Robinson Spent 24 Hours with a Mayor Intent on Keeping the Capital Moving
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), June 11, 2009
Subjects: Johnson, Boris, Mayors
...a 48-hour strike, setting the biggest challenge of Johnsons regime. Stephen Robinson got on his bike to see how the mayor rose...Mayor, Boris has developed an acute interest in a field to which previously he had seemed indifferent. He...
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Jacqui Smith's Revenge; Face Off: Boris Johnson Wants the Next Commissioner of the Met to Be a "Nuts and Bolts" Officer, While Jacqui Smith Seeks a Leader with Vision. the Advertisement (Left) Is a Victory for Her
Newspaper article; The Evening Standard (London, England), November 11, 2008
Subjects: Advertising, Johnson, Boris, Smith, Jacqui, United Kingdom. Metropolitan Police Office
...the other candidates and, in this field, is way ahead of Sir Paul Stephenson, Sir Ian Blairs deputy and Boris Johnsons choice. There are other candidates...or even essential may appear to Mr Johnson and Mr Malthouse as a disqualification...
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Sven Is All Smiles at Ireland's Blue Moon; Briefs Encounter: City's Stephen Ireland Salutes His Goal ... and It's Pants for Sunderland Picture: IAN HODGSON
Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), November 6, 2007
...LADYMAN IT IS fair to say that Stephen Ireland has enjoyed less controversialperiods...an Asian connection on the field, too, as Chinese utility man...loud. City replaced Michael Johnson with Vassell at half-time as...Dunne 6, Garrido 6;Ireland 6, Johnson 6 (Vassell 46min), Hamann 6...
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Johnson Is Finding the Right Combination on Third Down
Newspaper article by Jody Foldesy; The Washington Times, October 17, 2000
Subjects: Redskins
...to Stephen Alexander to be successful," Johnson said. "When we played our best football last year, Stephen was getting the ball three or four times...rookie Kris Heppner connected on his only field goal attempt against the Ravens, a 37-yarder...
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Johnson Hails Return of Jones' Key Influence
Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), March 9, 2006
...South Wales Echo Scott Johnson has spoken of Stephen Jones integral role on and off the field after he was passed fit...share of injuries, said Johnson, who has added deputy...a quality player like Stephen and his experience then...
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encyclopedia articles on: Field Stephen Johnson  - 3 results

 
 
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Field, Stephen Johnson
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON 1816 99, American jurist, Associate...York City with his brother David Dudley Field , he went to California in 1849, settled...Western states and territories. In 1857, Field was elected as a Democrat to the California...
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Supreme Court Justices
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Alfred Moore 1799 1804 William Johnson 1804 34 Henry Brockholst Livingston...1862 90 David Davis 1862 77 Stephen J. Field 1863 97 William Strong 1870...Ruth Bader Ginsburg 1993 Stephen G. Breyer 1994 Samuel A. Alito...
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Texas
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
...Texas) Basin, an oil field that extends into SE...Interest The Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center is in the...outpost, but his son, Stephen F. Austin, had the grant...spectacular Spindletop oil field near Beaumont dwarfed...grow (the East Texas Oil Field was discovered in 1930...


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