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UNINA9910968027903321 |
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Autore |
Compston Christine L |
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Titolo |
Earl Warren : justice for all |
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[Place of publication not identified], : Oxford University Press, 2001 |
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ISBN |
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1-280-60316-X |
1-4237-7464-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (161 pages) |
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Collana |
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Oxford portraits Earl Warren |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Judges - United States |
Law - U.S |
Law, Politics & Government |
Law - U.S. - General |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Intro -- CONTENTS -- INTRODUCTION -- 1 GOLDEN OPPORTUNITIES -- 2 THE NATION'S BEST DISTRICT ATTORNEY -- Lessons from History: The San Francisco Graft Prosecution -- 3 WARTIME DECISIONS -- 4 GOVERNING CALIFORNIA: "FIRST THINGS FIRST" -- Warren on Lincoln -- 5 CLOSING THE DEAL: EARL WARREN BECOMES CHIEF JUSTICE -- 6 "EQUAL JUSTICE UNDER LAW": BROWN V. BOARD OF EDUCATION -- 7 "RED MONDAY" -- McCarthyism and the Threat to Free Speech -- An Executive Apology -- 8 IS ALL SPEECH "FREE"? -- 9 INVESTIGATING JOHN F. KENNEDY'S ASSASSINATION -- Public Recognition -- 10 ONE MAN, ONE VOTE -- 11 THE ROAD TO MIRANDA -- The Miranda Principles -- 12 POLITICAL QUAGMIRES -- Earl Warren Resigns -- CHRONOLOGY -- FURTHER READING -- INDEX -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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Examines the life of the influential Supreme Court justice who made decisions that were politically unpopular during such notable twentieth-century events as World War II and the civil rights movement. |
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