United States, Lawyers & Judges, Courts, Legal History, Charles Evans Hughes 

Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court 

"During the 1930s the U.S. Supreme Court abandoned its longtime function as an arbiter of economic regulation and assumed its modern role as a guardian of personal liberties. William G. Ross analyzes this turbulent period of constitutional transition and the leadership of one of its central participants in The Chief Justiceship of Charles Evans Hughes, 1930-1941. Tapping into a broad array of primary and secondary sources, Ross explores the complex interaction between the Court and the political, economic, and cultural forces that transformed the nation during the Great Depression." "Written with an appreciation for both the legal and historical contexts, this comprehensive volume explores how the Hughes Court removed constitutional impediments to the development of the administrative state by relaxing restrictions previously invoked to nullify federal and state economic regulatory legislation. Ross maps the expansion of safeguards for freedoms of speech, press, and religion and the extension of rights of criminal defendants and racial minorities. He holds that the Hughes Court's germinal decisions championing the rights of African Americans helped to lay the legal foundations for the civil rights movement."--Jacket. 

Content:
A chief justiceship begun in controversy -- Mixed signals on regulatory legislation, 1930-1934 -- Blocking the New Deal, 1935-1936 -- Evolution and revolution, 1937 -- After the "revolution" : economic decisions, 1937-1941 -- Expanding civil liberties : the due process revolution -- Eroding old barriers : steps toward racial equality -- A Jovian presence : Hughes as an administrator. 

Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-258) and indexes.
This series (Chief justiceships of the United States Supreme Court) is organized under SOUTH for (University of South Carolina Press) and then by author (Ross, William G.).