The Warren Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

by Melvin I. Urofsky

Overview

A survey and analysis of the historical context, key figures, and lasting legacy of the Warren Court.

Earl Warren served as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1953 until the end of the tumultuous 1960s. This book shows why conservative critics still view this court as out of control and leftist, while its liberal fans still cheer what they view as the court's progressive activism.

Among this court's contributions to American life are the rights accorded to the accused in Miranda v. Arizona, the limits it placed on school prayer, and the abolition of school segregation in Brown v. Board of Education. To understand such basic American principles as equal protection, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, separation of church and state, the rights of the accused, and the right to privacy, every citizen should understand the Warren Court.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781576071601
Publisher:	Bloomsbury Academic
Publication date:	03/06/2001
Series:	ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbooks
Pages:	374
Product dimensions:	7.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.88(d)
Age Range:	12 - 18 Years

About the Author

Melvin I. Urofsky is director of the doctoral program in public policy and professor of history at Virginia Commonwealth University, Richmond, VA.

Table of Contents

	Series Foreword	ix
	Preface	xi
Part 1	Justices, Rulings, and Legacy	1
1	The Warren Court and the Period	3
	The Roosevelt Era	3
	World War II	11
	The Post-World War Era	14
	The Black-Frankfurter Debate	19
	Conclusion	26
	References	27
2	The Justices	29
	The Superchief and His Associates	32
	Conclusion	73
	References	75
3	The Decisions	77
	The Equal Protection of the Law	78
	The Reapportionment Cases	103
	The First Amendment: The Speech Clause	111
	The First Amendment: The Press Clause	131
	The First Amendment: The Religion Clauses	138
	The Rights of the Accused	156
	The Right to Privacy	182
	A Final Lesson in Democracy	184
	References	186
4	The Legacy	189
	The Transformation of the Court	189
	The Burger Court and Equal Protection	191
	The Rehnquist Court and Equal Protection	195
	The Legacy of Warren Court Equal Protection	206
	The Burger Court and Speech	208
	The Burger Court and a Free Press	215
	The Rehnquist Court and Free Speech	219
	The Burger Court and the Religion Clauses	223
	The Rehnquist Court and the Religion Clauses	228
	The Burger Court and Rights of the Accused	236
	The Rehnquist Court and Rights of the Accused	241
	The Right to Privacy--Abortion and the Right to Die	243
	Conclusion: The Warren Court's Legacy	253
	References	255
Part 2	Reference Materials	257
	Key People, Laws, and Events	259
	Chronology	281
	Table of Cases	287
	Glossary	297
	Selected Bibliography	311
	Index	327
	About the Author	357

Editorial Reviews

If the other volumes are as comprehensive and readable as this one, then the series will be successful in its goal of providing usable and accessible information about the Supreme Court to the general public. . . . Highly recommended for all readers.” —Choice

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