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...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Autor principal: | |
Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Columbia, Missouri :
University of Missouri Press,
[2021]
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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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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
ISBN: | 9780826274564 0826274560 |