Synopses & Reviews
The tenure of Earl Warren as chief justice of the United StatesSupreme Court (1953-69) was marked by a series of decisions unique in the history ofthe Court for the progressive agenda they bespoke. What made the Warren Courtspecial? How can students of history and political science understand the WarrenCourt as part of constitutional history and politics? To answer such questions, ninewell-known legal scholars and historians explore how each justice contributed to thedistinctiveness of the Warren Court in Supreme Court history.
Table of Contents
The Warren Court as history / Mark Tushnet -- Earl Warren's influence on the Warren Court / G. Edward White -- Felix Frankfurter, the progressive tradition, and the Warren Court / Michael E. Parrish -- William O. Douglas as common law judge / Melvin I. Urofsky --Hugo L. Black and the Warren Court in retrospect /Tony Freyer -- John Marshall Harlan and the Warren Court /Norman Dorsen -- William J. Brennan and the Warren Court / Robert C. Post -- Byron White, a liberal of 1960 / William E. Nelson -- Abe Fortas--symbol of the Warren Court / Laura Kalman.