The Warren Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781576071601)

A survey and analysis of the historical context, key figures, and lasting legacy of the Warren Court.

Earl Warren served as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1953 until the end of the tumultuous 1960s. This book shows why conservative critics still view this court as out of control and leftist, while its liberal fans still cheer what they view as the court's progressive activism.

Among this court's contributions to American life are the rights accorded to the accused in Miranda v. Arizona, the limits it placed on school prayer, and the abolition of school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education. To understand such basic American principles as equal protection, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, the rights of the accused, and the right to privacy, every citizen should understand the Warren Court.

Author: Melvin I. Urofsky
ISBN-10: 157607160X
ISBN-13: 9781576071601
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Language: English
Published: 03/06/2001
Pages: 374
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.75lbs
Size: 10.26h x 7.32w x 1.02d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 04/01/2001 pg. 1436
Choice 09/01/2001 pg. 207
Reference and Research Bk News 08/01/2001 pg. 173
American Reference Bks Annual 01/01/2002 pg. 249