Earl Warren : justice for all

• Autore: Compston Christine L
• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified], : Oxford University Press, 2001
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (161 pages)
• Disciplina: 347.73/2634
• Soggetto topico: Judges - United States; Law - U.S; Law, Politics & Government; Law - U.S. - General
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di contenuto: 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.
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Earl Warren : justice for all
• ISBN: 1-280-60316-X; 1-4237-7464-7
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910968027903321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Oxford Portraits