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The Truman Court : Law and the Limits of Loyalty /
"The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty argues that the years between FDR's death in 1945 and Chief Justice Earl Warren's confirmation in 1953-the dawn of the Cold War-were, contrary to widespread belief, important years in Supreme Court history. Never before or since has a p...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Columbia, Missouri :
University of Missouri Press,
2021.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | "The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty argues that the years between FDR's death in 1945 and Chief Justice Earl Warren's confirmation in 1953-the dawn of the Cold War-were, contrary to widespread belief, important years in Supreme Court history. Never before or since has a president so quickly and completely changed the ideological and temperamental composition of the Court. With remarkable swiftness and certainty, Truman constructed a Court on which he relied to lend constitutional credence to his political agenda"-- |
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| Notas: | Includes index. |
| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (320 pages). |
| ISBN: | 9780826274564 |