The Hughes Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

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Charles Evans Hughes presided over the Supreme Court during a period of unprecedented economic, social and political turmoil - the Great Depression. This work surveys the Hughes Court (1930-1941) and its era, offering new insights. The author contends that the Court set the broad framework for the nation's constitutional history that followed during the next half century.

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"An excellent addition to the ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbook series, this well-written, thoughtful discussion of the Court during the most tumultuous decades of the past century brings the key controversies, personalities, and cases into sharp focus... This is an excellent summary, survey, and analysis of a critical time in American history and for the Supreme Court." - Choice "[S]erves as an excellent introduction to its topic ... [a] valuable piece of research, especially in light of its readability and annotations." - American Reference Books Annual

Author Bio

Michael E. Parrish is professor of history at the University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.