The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice
- ISBN-10
- 0809016257
- ISBN-13
- 9780809016259
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 132
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-04-30
- Publisher
- Macmillan
- Author
- Morton J. Horwitz
Description
A study of the Supreme Court under the leadership of Chief Justice Earl Warren, from 1953 to 1969, discussing the impact of the liberal court's civil rights and civil liberties decisions on American constitutional law.
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