The Warren Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

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A survey and analysis of the historical context, key figures, and lasting legacy of the Warren Court. * Significant background on the New Deal origins of the Court's legal philosophy * Survey of the Court's decisions in seven areas: equal protection, reapportionment, freedom of speech, freedom of the press, religion, rights of the accused, and privacy

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