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The Warren Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks)
Melvin I. Urofsky
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hardcover. Series: ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks. Num Pages: 356 pages, 1, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJPG; 3JJPK; LNAA. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 254 x 178 x 22. Weight in Grams: 795.
A survey and analysis of the historical context, key figures, and lasting legacy of the Warren Court. Earl Warren served as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1953 until the end of the tumultuous 1960s. This book shows why conservative critics still view this court as out of control and leftist, while its liberal fans still cheer what they view as the court's progressive activism. Among this court's contributions to American life are the rights accorded to the accused in Miranda v. Arizona, the limits it placed on school prayer, and the abolition of school segregation in ... Read more
A survey and analysis of the historical context, key figures, and lasting legacy of the Warren Court. Earl Warren served as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1953 until the end of the tumultuous 1960s. This book shows why conservative critics still view this court as out of control and leftist, while its liberal fans still cheer what they view as the court's progressive activism. Among this court's contributions to American life are the rights accorded to the accused in Miranda v. Arizona, the limits it placed on school prayer, and the abolition of school segregation in ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2001
Publisher
ABC-CLIO United Kingdom
Number of pages
356
Condition
New
Series
ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks
Number of Pages
374
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9781576071601
SKU
V9781576071601
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About Melvin I. Urofsky
Melvin I. Urofsky is director of the doctoral program in public policy and professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.
Reviews for The Warren Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks)
If the other volumes are as comprehensive and readable as this one, then the series will be successful in its goal of providing usable and accessible information about the Supreme Court to the general public. . . . Highly recommended for all readers.
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