Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
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Category : Nominations for office
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Nomination of Sherman Minton
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the JudiciaryPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Nominations for office
Languages : en
Pages : 116
Book Description
Sherman Minton
Author: Linda C. GuginPublisher:
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Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 400
Book Description
Authors Gugin and St. Clair explore the forces and events that shaped Minton's political style and judicial character. Chief among the influences on Minton were his southern Indiana roots, his childhood adversity, his attraction to populism and its foremost proponent, William Jennings Bryan, and his involvement in the partisan politics of Indiana. Out of this mixture was born a political philosophy that was neither liberal nor conservative, but pragmatic. As both New Deal senator and Cold War justice Minton acted in harmony with his long-held views of democracy. From an early age Minton longed to be in public service. The road to this goal, however, as the authors chronicle, was marked with detours and bumps. But Minton, drawing upon the strength acquired during the difficulties of his youth, was doggedly determined. His fascinating journey, therefore, stands as an inspirational testimony to will and perseverance. Minton's life, too, is testimony to the value of wit and humor. While he was deeply committed to performing his public duties as conscientiously as possible, he nevertheless was ever ready with a quip or joke to deflate a contentious situation, disarm an opponent, or just brighten up someone's day. The author's capture Minton's humor, warmth, and grace through their use of the frequent and lively correspondence Minton carried on with such friends as President Truman, Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas, Fred M. Vinson, Felix Frankfurter, Earl Warren, Carl A. Hatch, and Lewis B. Schwellenbach.
Life, Love, and Reptiles
Author: Sherman A. MintonPublisher: Krieger Publishing Company
ISBN:
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 248
Book Description
An autobiography of Sherman A. Minton Jr, a physician, father of modern Indiana herpetology, expert in toxinology, sea snakes and snake bite, and devoted husband and father. He shares many of his experiences, from diving with sea snakes to treating people with tropical diseases.
A Storm Over this Court
Author: Jeffrey D. HockettPublisher: University of Virginia Press
ISBN: 0813933749
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 444
Book Description
On the way to offering a new analysis of the basis of the Supreme Court's iconic decision in Brown v. Board of Education, Jeffrey Hockett critiques an array of theories that have arisen to explain it and Supreme Court decision making generally. Drawing upon justices' books, articles, correspondence, memoranda, and draft opinions, A Storm over This Court demonstrates that the puzzle of Brown's basis cannot be explained by any one theory. Borrowing insights from numerous approaches to analyzing Supreme Court decision making, this study reveals the inaccuracy of the popular perception that most of the justices merely acted upon a shared, liberal preference for an egalitarian society when they held that racial segregation in public education violates the equal protection clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. A majority of the justices were motivated, instead, by institutional considerations, including a recognition of the need to present a united front in such a controversial case, a sense that the Court had a significant role to play in international affairs during the Cold War, and a belief that the Court had an important mission to counter racial injustice in American politics. A Storm over This Court demonstrates that the infusion of justices' personal policy preferences into the abstract language of the Constitution is not the only alternative to an originalist approach to constitutional interpretation. Ultimately, Hockett concludes that the justices' decisions in Brown resist any single, elegant explanation. To fully explain this watershed decision--and, by implication, others--it is necessary to employ a range of approaches dictated by the case in question.
Hearings
Author: United States. Congress SenatePublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 1714
Book Description
History of the Seventh Circuit, 1891-1941
Author: Rayman L. SolomonPublisher: Washington, D.C. : The Committee
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
United States Reports
Author: United States. Supreme CourtPublisher:
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Category : Courts
Languages : en
Pages : 1152
Book Description
Congressional Record
Author: United States. CongressPublisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
A Book of Legal Lists
Author: Bernard SchwartzPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0195109619
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
From John Marshall, the greatest Supreme Court Justice, to Alfred Moore, one of the worst, Bernard Schwartz's A Book of Legal Lists - the first ever compiled - provides the Ten Bests and Worsts in American law (and also includes answers to 150 trivia questions about the legal world).
Investigation of Feasibility and Desirability of Fixing Railroad Rates on the Basis of Zones
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Interstate CommercePublisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 1224
Book Description