The Warren Court and the pursuit of justice
a critical issue
1st pbk. ed.
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Author
Publication
1999 - Hill and Wang, New York, New York (State)
Language
English
Word Count
33,000 words, Guess
Page Count
132 pages
Identifiers
- Open LibraryOL14412231M
- ISBN-100809016257
- OCLC Control Number41356985
- OCLC Control Number474790986
- Internet Archivewarrencourtpursu00mort
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- Library of Congress Control Number98070380
- LibraryThing320607
- Goodreads295097
Classifications
- LCCKF8742 .H67x 1998
- DDC347.73/26/09
- LCCKF8742 .H67 1998
Description
The distinguished legal historian Morton J. Horwitz here considers the landmark cases that transformed American law in the post-war years. Brown v. Board of Education shattered more than a half century of school segregation; New York Times Co. v. Sullivan was a striking affirmation of the freedom of the press; and Roe v. Wade (decided after Warren stepped down, but on the basis of rulings he established) used the citizen's right to privacy as a basis for affirming a woman's right to obtain a legal abortion. Horwitz's book is enhanced by short profiles of the liberal voices on the Court: Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas, Thurgood Marshall, William J. Brennan, Jr. (who, Horwitz argues, was perhaps the greatest justice in Supreme Court history), and, of course, the Chief Justice himself.
Description
A study of the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren, from 1953 to 1969, discussing the impact of the liberal court's civil rights and civil liberties decisions on American constitutional law.
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