Salt of the earth, conscience of the court : the story of Justice Wiley Rutledge / John M. Ferren.

Author/creator Ferren, John M.
Other author Rutledge, Wiley, Jr., 1894-1949
Format Book
Publication InfoChapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004.
Descriptionxii, 577 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects
Rutledge, Wiley, Jr., 1894-1949
United States. Supreme Court--Biography.
Judges--United States. --Biography.

Contents Kentucky and Tennessee -- Wisconsin, Indiana, North Carolina, New Mexico -- Colorado -- St. Louis : high standards and a "big Heart" -- St. Louis : a public liberal -- Legal philosophy -- Iowa city : innovation and influence -- Iowa city : support for minorities, legal aid, and court-packing -- Roosevelt's first court vacancies : Van Devanter, Sutherland, Cardozo -- The Brandeis vacancy -- Court of Appeals years : adjustment and impending World War -- Court of Appeals years : judicial approach and outside interests -- The Byrnes vacancy -- The new justice -- Denaturalized citizenship, West Coast curfew, and Japanese-American internment -- First Amendment freedoms -- Acrimony in the court -- The selective service, price control, and agency review -- War crimes and military commissions -- A new chief, Jackson's blast from Nuremberg, and the striking mine workers -- A more seasoned justice, sharp divides over criminal procedure -- State courts, the Bill of Rights, and access to federal courts -- The commerce clause and equal protection -- The justice's world view -- Last term -- Last days : the man and the justice remembered.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 423-541) and indexes.
LCCN 2003027752
ISBN0807828661 (cloth : alk. paper)

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks KF8745.R87 F47 2004 ✔ Available Place Hold