The Vinson Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy,9781576072011

The Vinson Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

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ISBN13: 9781576072011
ISBN10: 1576072010
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2004-06-01
Publisher(s): Abc-Clio Inc
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Summary

Spanning the years from 1946 until 1953, the Vinson Court made the legal transition from World War II to the Korean War, and the outspoken justices Felix Frankfurter and Hugo Black helped shape its legacy.

Table of Contents

Series Foreword ix
Preface xi
PART ONE Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
1(194)
The Vinson Court and the Period
3(32)
Truman Succeeds Roosevelt
4(1)
Ending the War
5(1)
The United Nations
6(1)
Reconversion
7(1)
The Cold War Begins
8(1)
The Fair Deal and the 80th Congress
9(5)
The 1948 Election
14(2)
Foreign Policy, the Truman Doctrine, and the Marshall Plan
16(3)
The Korean War
19(1)
The Communist Issue
20(3)
The Steel Seizure Case
23(1)
The 1952 Election
24(1)
Assembling the Vinson Court
25(7)
References and Further Reading
32(3)
The Justices
35(54)
Frederick Moore Vinson
36(8)
Hugo Lafayette Black
44(5)
Stanley Forman Reed
49(4)
Felix Frankfurter
53(7)
William Orville Douglas
60(6)
Frank Murphy
66(3)
Robert Houghwout Jackson
69(4)
Wiley Blount Rutledge
73(4)
Harold Hitz Burton
77(3)
Tom Campbell Clark
80(3)
Sherman Minton
83(3)
Conclusion
86(1)
References and Further Reading
87(2)
Major Decisions
89(72)
Aftermath of World War II
90(3)
Presidential Power
93(5)
The Rosenberg Case
98(4)
Loyalty of Government Employees
102(3)
The Communist Issue and Free Speech
105(6)
Local Government Restrictions on Speech
111(4)
Group Libel
115(1)
The First Amendment and Picketing
116(2)
The Vinson Court and Labor Rights
118(9)
Incorporation
127(1)
Free Exercise of Religion
128(2)
Establishment of Religion
130(6)
Adamson v. California and the Incorporation Debate
136(4)
Due Process Rights
140(2)
The Fourth Amendment
142(6)
Equal Protection Cases
148(10)
Conclusion
158(1)
References and Further Reading
159(2)
Legacy and Impact
161(34)
The Transformation of the Court
162(2)
Equal Protection
164(2)
Freedom of Speech
166(4)
Internal Security
170(2)
Freedom of Religion
172(3)
Incorporation
175(1)
Rights of the Accused
176(2)
The Fourth Amendment: Search Warrants
178(1)
The Fourth Amendment: Wiretapping
179(1)
The Exclusionary Rule
180(1)
The Sixth Amendment: The Right to Counsel
181(1)
The Fifth Amendment: The Privilege against Self-Incrimination
182(3)
Criminal Procedure in the Burger and Rehnquist Courts
185(1)
Apportionment
186(5)
The Steel Seizure Case
191(1)
Conclusion
192(1)
References and Further Reading
193(2)
PART TWO Reference Materials
195(80)
Key People, Laws, and Events
197(34)
Chronology
231(8)
Table of Cases
239(6)
Glossary
245(14)
Annotated Bibliography
259(16)
Index 275

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