Justice on trial : the case of Louis D. Brandeis
Type
Book
Authors
ISBN 10
1111360669
ISBN 13
9781111360665
Category
American Law
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Publication Year
1964
Publisher
Pages
ix, 275 pages
Subject
American Biography
Abstract
"...the bitter struggle over confirmation of the controversial Louis D. Brandeis of Boston reached far beyond the Senate Judiciary Committee, his judge and jury. For this symbolic contest in 1916 aroused emotions and divided friends as no other Presidential appointment in history. as the accession of Brandeis to the Supreme Court of the united States marked a critical turning point in the long battle for expanding freedom in America..." - Book cover
Description
Content:
Preface
"The wonderful year"
Vacancy on the court
Mr. Brandeis of Boston
"A little knot of men"
"An unfit appointment"
A lawyer's reputation
The summing up
Delay in committee
Politics and persuasions
Ten to Eight
Author's Postscript
Bibliography
Index
Preface
"The wonderful year"
Vacancy on the court
Mr. Brandeis of Boston
"A little knot of men"
"An unfit appointment"
A lawyer's reputation
The summing up
Delay in committee
Politics and persuasions
Ten to Eight
Author's Postscript
Bibliography
Index
Biblio Notes
Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-267) and index.
Number of Copies
1
