Indeed the contract clause was one of the most litigated provisions of the constitution throughout the nineteenth century and its history reflects the impact of wars economic distress and political currents on reading the constitution ely shows how over time the courts carved out several malleable exceptions to the constitutional protection of contracts most notably the notion of an inalienable police power thus weakening the contract clause and enhancing state regulatory authority . The contract clause a constitutional history english edition ebook ely james w jr amazonde kindle shop wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen. One of the most litigated convoluted provisions of the constitution the contract clause has played an outsized roll in american history here james ely 59 shows how the clause that was first introduced after the revolution has morphed over the years in ways that demonstrate the impacts of wars economic distress and political currents. Jr j the contract clause a constitutional history amazonde ely james w jr fremdsprachige bucher wahlen sie ihre cookie einstellungen wir verwenden cookies und ahnliche tools um ihr einkaufserlebnis zu verbessern um unsere dienste anzubieten um zu verstehen wie die kunden unsere dienste nutzen damit wir verbesserungen vornehmen konnen und um werbung anzuzeigen