Earl Warren and the Warren Court The Legacy in American and Foreign Law
by Scheiber, Harry N.; Anderson, Melissa Cully; Cain, Bruce E.; Choper, Jesse H.; Couso, Javier A.; Feeley, Malcolm; Foster, Sheila; Frickey, Philip; Ginsburg, Tom; Greenspan, Edward L.; Jackson, Vicki C.; Kalmisar, Yale; Modeer, Kjell Ake; Silverstein, GordFormat: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2006-11-27
Publisher(s): Lexington Books
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Earl Warren and the Warren Court is comprised of essays written by leading experts from the fields of law, history, and social science on the most important areas of the Warren Court's contributions in American law. In addition, Scheiber includes appraisals of the Warren Court's influence abroad.
Table of Contents
| Preface | p. vii |
| Acknowledgments | p. xi |
| Introduction: The Warren Court, American Law, and Modern Legal Cultures | p. 1 |
| Doctrines: Questions of Equality and Liberty | |
| Venturing onto the Path of Equal Representation: The Warren Court and Redistricting | p. 29 |
| The Black Basis of Constitutional Development | p. 49 |
| Race, Agency, and Equal Protection: A Retrospective on the Warren Court | p. 77 |
| How Earl Warren's Twenty-Two Years in Law Enforcement Affected His Work as Chief Justice | p. 91 |
| Corliss Lamont and the Postmaster General: A Synecdoche for the First Amendment in the Era of the Warren Court (1953-1969) | p. 113 |
| The Early Hours of the Post-World War II Model of Constitutional Federalism: The Warren Court and the World | p. 137 |
| Process: Judicial Style and Strategy | |
| The Warren Court and Congress | p. 197 |
| Avoiding Constitutional Questions in the Early Warren Court: Judicial Craftsmanship and Statutory Interpretation | p. 209 |
| Impact: The Legacy in Other Legal Systems | |
| The Seduction of Judicially Triggered Social Transformation: The Impact of the Warren Court in Latin America | p. 237 |
| The Warren Court in East Asia: An Essay in Comparative Law | p. 265 |
| The Impact of the Warren Court in Canada: A View from the Trenches | p. 295 |
| Political Hero, Legal Dwarf? The Impact of the Warren Court in Europe | p. 309 |
| An American Dilemma and the Scandinavian Dream: The Citizen Meets Modernity and the Strong Nation-State-A Study in Comparative Legal Cultures | p. 333 |
| Afterword: Earl Warren-A Law Clerk's Memory of the Man and The Court | p. 357 |
| Contributors | p. 363 |
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