Hugo L. Black : cold steel warrior /

In this volume, Howard Ball explores Hugo Black's development from his childhood days growing up in Alabama to his 34 years on the United States Supreme Court. Ball illustrates who and what shaped this controversial judge to become known as one of the "ten greatest" US Supreme Court j...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ball, Howard, 1937-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York : Oxford University Press, 1996.
Colección:OUP E-Books.
Temas:
Black, Hugo LaFayette, > 1886-1971.
Black, Hugo LaFayette, > 1886-1971
Judges > United States > Biography.
Juges > États-Unis > Biographies.
LAW > Government > Federal.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Government > Judicial Branch.
LAW > Legal Services.
LAW > Civil Procedure.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > Lawyers & Judges.
Judges
United States
collective biographies.
Biographies
Electronic books.
Biographies.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Chronology; Introduction; One: Hugo L. Black: Cold Steel Warrior; Two: Alabama Roots; Three: The Birmingham Years; Four: Senator from Alabama; Five: "I Nominate Hugo L. Black of Alabama"; Six: The Supreme Court Justice from Alabama: The Role and Functions of the U.S. Supreme Court; Seven: Friends, Enemies, and Legal "Children"; Eight: Commitment to "Our Federalism" and to the Primacy of Freedom of Expression; Nine: Fourteenth Amendment Battles: Incorporation, Due Process, Equal Protection, and "New Rights"; Ten: The Enduring Legacy; Notes; Bibliography; Cases Cited; Index.

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