Salt of the earth, conscience of the court : the story of Justice Wiley Rutledge /

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Author / Creator:Ferren, John M., author.
Imprint:Chapel Hill ; London : The University of North Carolina Press, [2004]
©2004
Description:1 online resource (xii, 577 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
Series:HeinOnline legal classics library.
HeinOnline UNC Press law publications.
Legal classics library.
UNC Press law publications.
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11142909
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Varying Form of Title:Justice Wiley Rutledge
Story of Justice Wiley Rutledge
ISBN:0807876615
9780807876619
0807828661
9780807828663
Digital file characteristics:text file
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 511-541) and index.
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Summary:The Kentucky-born son of a Baptist preacher, Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge (1894-1949) became one of the Court's leading liberal activists and a supporter of racial equality, free speech, and church-state separation. Drawing on over 160 interviews, John M. Ferren provides a valuable analysis of Rutledge's life and judicial decision-making.
Other form:Print version: Ferren, John M. Salt of the earth, conscience of the court. Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2004 0807828661
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Ferren (senior judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals) has supplied the much needed, heretofore missing, biography of Wiley Rutledge, one of the nine members of the so-called "Roosevelt Court." Dividing the book into three sections, the author portrays Rutledge's early life (1894-1926), his years as professor and law school dean (1926-39), and his service as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia (1939-43) and on the US Supreme Court (1943-49). Ferren comprehensively captures the essence of Rutledge the man, as well as his contributions to constitutional jurisprudence. He suggests that Rutledge was the only member of the Court in his time who "enjoyed the respect, both intellectual and personal, of all his colleagues." As a justice he will be remembered for his views on the "preferred positions" doctrine and his famous dissent in In re Yamashita. Unfortunately, his premature death at age 55 prevented him from adding luster to an already distinguished career. In addition to showcasing Justice Wiley Rutledge, the book is a fascinating narrative of national and judicial politics in the 1940s. ^BSumming Up: Highly recommended. Undergraduate and graduate students of American political and judicial history as well as researchers, faculty, and practitioners. R. J. Steamer emeritus, University of Massachusetts at Boston

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