The Hughes Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576071977)

An in-depth analysis of the workings and legacy of the Supreme Court led by Charles Evans Hughes.

Charles Evans Hughes, a man who, it was said, "looks like God and talks like God," became chief justice in 1930, a year when more than 1,000 banks closed their doors. Today the Hughes Court is often remembered as a conservative bulwark against Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. But that view, according to author Michael Parrish, is not accurate.

In an era when Nazi Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws and extinguished freedom in much of Western Europe, the Hughes Court put the stamp of constitutional approval on New Deal entitlements, required state and local governments to bring their laws into conformity with the federal Bill of Rights, and took the first steps toward developing a more uniform code of criminal justice.

Author: Michael E. Parrish
ISBN-10: 1576071979
ISBN-13: 9781576071977
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 07/11/2002
Pages: 360
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.74lbs
Size: 10.22h x 7.22w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 11/15/2002 pg. 620
School Library Journal 11/01/2002 pg. 106
Choice 02/01/2003 pg. 1059
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2003 pg. 245