Famous biographies for young people Famous justices of the Supreme Court
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Book
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Category
American Law
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Publication Year
1968
Publisher
Dodd, Mead & Company, United States
Pages
157 pages
Subject
American Supreme Court
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Abstract
"The constitution of the united States has undergone many changes in the 180 years since it was written. Certain of those changes came by way of amendment - the remainder by decisions of the Supreme Court. This worthwhile book presents some of the outstanding justices who wrote these decisions - John Jay, John Marshall, Joseph Story, Roger B. Taney, Stephen J. Field, Salmon P. Chase, Oliver W. Holmes, Charles E. Hughes, Louis D. Brandeis, William H. Taft, Benjamin N. Cardozo, Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall. The word portraits show these men in their everyday surroundings, meeting the same joys and sorrows as their special contributions towards the important final decisions reached by the superior court. How the Supreme Court works is also explained briefly. - Book Jacket
Description
Content:
John Jay -- John Marshall -- Joseph Story -- Roger Brooke Taney -- Stephen Johnson Field -- Salmon P. Chase -- Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Charles Evans Hughes -- Louis David Brandeis -- William Howard Taft -- Bejamin Nathan Cardozo -- Earl Warren -- Thurgood Marshall.
John Jay -- John Marshall -- Joseph Story -- Roger Brooke Taney -- Stephen Johnson Field -- Salmon P. Chase -- Oliver Wendell Holmes -- Charles Evans Hughes -- Louis David Brandeis -- William Howard Taft -- Bejamin Nathan Cardozo -- Earl Warren -- Thurgood Marshall.
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 153-154) and index.
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1
