Author: Henry Wilson Scott
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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Distinguished American Lawyers
Author: Henry Wilson Scott
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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Category : Judges
Languages : en
Pages : 960
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Distinguished American Lawyers
Author: Henry Wilson Scott
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259586807
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
Excerpt from Distinguished American Lawyers: With Their Struggles and Triumphs in the Forum IN these days, when the press pours forth an almost uninterrupted stream of personal narratives, testify ing, it is to be presumed, of a popular predilection for that class of literature, no elaboration is necessary in presenting such a volume as this to the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780259586807
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 878
Book Description
Excerpt from Distinguished American Lawyers: With Their Struggles and Triumphs in the Forum IN these days, when the press pours forth an almost uninterrupted stream of personal narratives, testify ing, it is to be presumed, of a popular predilection for that class of literature, no elaboration is necessary in presenting such a volume as this to the public. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Justice Deferred
Author: Orville Vernon Burton
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674975642
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
In the first comprehensive accounting of the U.S. Supreme CourtÕs race-related jurisprudence, a distinguished historian and renowned civil rights lawyer scrutinize a legacy too often blighted by racial injustice. The Supreme Court is usually seen as protector of our liberties: it ended segregation, was a guarantor of fair trials, and safeguarded free speech and the vote. But this narrative derives mostly from a short period, from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Before then, the Court spent a century largely ignoring or suppressing basic rights, while the fifty years since 1970 have witnessed a mostly accelerating retreat from racial justice. From the Cherokee Trail of Tears to Brown v. Board of Education to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, historian Orville Vernon Burton and civil rights lawyer Armand Derfner shine a powerful light on the CourtÕs race recordÑa legacy at times uplifting, but more often distressing and sometimes disgraceful. For nearly a century, the Court ensured that the nineteenth-century Reconstruction amendments would not truly free and enfranchise African Americans. And the twenty-first century has seen a steady erosion of commitments to enforcing hard-won rights. Justice Deferred is the first book that comprehensively charts the CourtÕs race jurisprudence. Addressing nearly two hundred cases involving AmericaÕs racial minorities, the authors probe the parties involved, the justicesÕ reasoning, and the impact of individual rulings. We learn of heroes such as Thurgood Marshall; villains, including Roger Taney; and enigmas like Oliver Wendell Holmes and Hugo Black. Much of the fragility of civil rights in America is due to the Supreme Court, but as this sweeping history also reminds us, the justices still have the power to make good on the countryÕs promise of equal rights for all.
Publisher: Harvard University Press
ISBN: 0674975642
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
In the first comprehensive accounting of the U.S. Supreme CourtÕs race-related jurisprudence, a distinguished historian and renowned civil rights lawyer scrutinize a legacy too often blighted by racial injustice. The Supreme Court is usually seen as protector of our liberties: it ended segregation, was a guarantor of fair trials, and safeguarded free speech and the vote. But this narrative derives mostly from a short period, from the 1930s to the early 1970s. Before then, the Court spent a century largely ignoring or suppressing basic rights, while the fifty years since 1970 have witnessed a mostly accelerating retreat from racial justice. From the Cherokee Trail of Tears to Brown v. Board of Education to the dismantling of the Voting Rights Act, historian Orville Vernon Burton and civil rights lawyer Armand Derfner shine a powerful light on the CourtÕs race recordÑa legacy at times uplifting, but more often distressing and sometimes disgraceful. For nearly a century, the Court ensured that the nineteenth-century Reconstruction amendments would not truly free and enfranchise African Americans. And the twenty-first century has seen a steady erosion of commitments to enforcing hard-won rights. Justice Deferred is the first book that comprehensively charts the CourtÕs race jurisprudence. Addressing nearly two hundred cases involving AmericaÕs racial minorities, the authors probe the parties involved, the justicesÕ reasoning, and the impact of individual rulings. We learn of heroes such as Thurgood Marshall; villains, including Roger Taney; and enigmas like Oliver Wendell Holmes and Hugo Black. Much of the fragility of civil rights in America is due to the Supreme Court, but as this sweeping history also reminds us, the justices still have the power to make good on the countryÕs promise of equal rights for all.
The American Bibliopolist
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 806
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Encyclopædia Americana
Author: Francis Lieber
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Category : Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Languages : en
Pages : 626
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Guide to Reprints
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 988
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Category : Editions
Languages : en
Pages : 988
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Encyclopaedia Americana
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Languages : en
Pages : 622
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Bowker's Law Books and Serials in Print
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 838
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 838
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The Magazine of American History with Notes and Queries
Author: John Austin Stevens
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 552
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Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Americans Now Living
Author: John Livingston
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267199235
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Americans Now Living: Philosophy Teaching by Example William, the second son of Daniel Coxe, dwelt, during a considera ble portion of his life, in the city of Philadelphia, where he married the daughter of Tench Francis, then attorney-general of the Province of Pennsylvania, son of the dean of Christ Church in Dublin, and brother of Dr. Philip Francis, so well known among men of letters as the translator of Demosthenes and Horace. Of this gentleman, richard smith Cox's was the grandson, being named after his maternal grand father, who was a merchant of the city of Philadelphia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Publisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780267199235
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 522
Book Description
Excerpt from Biographical Sketches of Distinguished Americans Now Living: Philosophy Teaching by Example William, the second son of Daniel Coxe, dwelt, during a considera ble portion of his life, in the city of Philadelphia, where he married the daughter of Tench Francis, then attorney-general of the Province of Pennsylvania, son of the dean of Christ Church in Dublin, and brother of Dr. Philip Francis, so well known among men of letters as the translator of Demosthenes and Horace. Of this gentleman, richard smith Cox's was the grandson, being named after his maternal grand father, who was a merchant of the city of Philadelphia. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.