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Supreme Court Justices who voted with the government : nine who favored the state over individual rights

Title
Supreme Court Justices who voted with the government : nine who favored the state over individual rights / James E. Leahy.
Author
Leahy, James E., 1919-2011
Publication
Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©1999.

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Description
vii, 373 pages : illustrations; 24 cm
Summary
Provides biographical profiles of nine Supreme Court justices whose votes, in cases involving a conflict between the state and the individual, were most often on the side of the state. Also examines their votes and opinions regarding the First Amendment and the rights of work, travel, privacy, and equal protection. The application of the Bill of Rights to the states is also discussed. Includes detailed biographies and an appendix of the voting records of the justices in specific court cases. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR.
Subject
  • Drechsler
  • United States. Supreme Court > History
  • United States. Supreme Court
  • USA Supreme Court
  • Civil rights > United States > History
  • Judges > United States > Biography
  • Civil rights
  • Judges
  • Staat
  • Freiheitsrecht
  • Richter
  • Students > Legal status, laws, etc
  • United States
Genre/Form
  • Biography
  • Biographies.
  • History.
Note
  • Includes index.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 355-368) and index.
Contents
Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. -- Personal Life -- As Associate Justice (1902-1932) -- The Free Exercise of Religion -- Freedom of Speech -- Freedom of the Press -- The Pursuit of Liberty -- Equal Protection of the Law -- The Deprivation of a Patentee's Rights -- The Right to Sue -- The Bill of Rights and the States -- Does the Constitution Follow the Flag? -- The Civil Rights Acts -- As a Justice for the Government -- Justice Felix Frankfurter -- Personal Life -- As Associate Justice (1939-1962) -- The Free Exercise of Religion -- Freedom of Speech -- Freedom of Association -- Freedom of the Press -- The Pursuit of Liberty -- Equal Protection of the Law -- The Bill of Rights and the States -- The Japanese Cases -- As a Justice for the Government -- Justice Robert H. Jackson -- Personal Life -- As Associate Justice (1941-1954) -- The Free Exercise of Religion -- Freedom of Speech -- Freedom of Association -- Freedom of the Press -- The Pursuit of Liberty -- Equal Protection of the Law -- The Bill of Rights and the States -- The Japanese Cases -- As a Justice for the Government -- Justice John Marshall Harlan -- Personal Life -- As Associate Justice (1955-1971) -- The Free Exercise of Religion -- Freedom of Speech -- Freedom of Association -- Association for the Advancement of Legal Goals -- Freedom of the Press -- The Pursuit of Liberty -- Equal Protection of the Law -- The Bill of Rights and the States -- As a Justice for the Government -- Justice Byron R. White -- Personal Life -- As Associate Justice (1962-1993).
ISBN
  • 0786405473
  • 9780786405473
LCCN
98037410
OCLC
  • ocm39860004
  • 39860004
  • SCSB-9011394
Owning Institutions
Princeton University Library