Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : : A Life of Service /

Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : : A Life of Service / / Mimi Clark Gronlund.

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An associate justice on the renowned Warren Court whose landmark ruling in Brown v. Board of Education overturned racial segregation in schools and other public facilities, Tom C. Clark was a crusader for justice throughout his long legal career. Among many tributes Clark received, Supreme Court Chi...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Texas Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Gronlund, Mimi Clark,
MitwirkendeR:
Clark, Ramsey,
Place / Publishing House:Austin : : University of Texas Press, , [2010]
©2010
Year of Publication:2010
Language:English
Series:Texas Legal Studies Series
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Physical Description:1 online resource (352 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Foreword
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgments
  • Prologue
  • Part One. The Early Years, 1899–1936
  • Chapter 1. Early Influences
  • Chapter 2. Emerging into Manhood
  • Chapter 3. Forging the Steel
  • Chapter 4. Turning Points
  • Part Two. The Department of Justice Years, 1937–1949
  • Chapter 5. Some Disruptive Years
  • Chapter 6. His Greatest Mistake
  • Chapter 7. Beyond the Goal
  • Chapter 8. The President’s Lawyer
  • Chapter 9. Juvenile Delinquency and the Freedom Train
  • Chapter 10. Civil Rights: Opening a New Era
  • Chapter 11. Cold War Fever: National Security versus Individual Freedom
  • Chapter 12. The 1948 Presidential Election
  • Part Three.The Supreme Court Years, 1949–1967
  • Chapter 13.A Controversial Appointment
  • Chapter 14.A Period of Adjustment
  • Chapter 15. Investigation Mania
  • Chapter 16.A Delicate Balance
  • Chapter 17.The Brown Decision and Civil Rights
  • Chapter 18. Some Troublesome Issues
  • Chapter 19. He Made a Difference
  • Chapter 20.An Ending and a Beginning
  • Part Four. Retirement, 1967–1977
  • Chapter 21.The Great Adventure
  • Chapter 22.The Federal Judicial Center
  • Chapter 23. Riding the Circuits, Championing Reforms
  • Chapter 24. Some Personal Observations
  • Chapter 25.A Life Well Lived
  • Epilogue
  • Appendix: Law Clerks of Justice Tom Clark
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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