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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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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: James, Rawn, Jr (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Columbia, Missouri : University of Missouri Press, [2021]
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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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"--
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xiii, 302 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780826274564
0826274560