Failing justice : Charles Evans Whittaker on the Supreme Court /

"This book is a reconsideration of Justice Whittaker, with the twin goals of giving him his due and correcting past misrepresentations of the man and his career. Based on primary sources and information from the Whittaker family, it demonstrates that Whittaker's life record is definitely n...

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Main Author: Smith, Craig Alan, 1964-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., c2005
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245 1 0 |a Failing justice :  |b Charles Evans Whittaker on the Supreme Court /  |c Craig Alan Smith 
260 |a Jefferson, N.C. :  |b McFarland & Co.,  |c c2005 
300 |a viii, 351 p. :  |b ill. ;  |c 23 cm 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 329-337) and indexes 
505 0 |a Leaving the farm -- Thirty years at the bar -- The lower courts -- Arriving at the Supreme Court -- Finding a higher law -- Failing justice -- Speaking out 
520 |a "This book is a reconsideration of Justice Whittaker, with the twin goals of giving him his due and correcting past misrepresentations of the man and his career. Based on primary sources and information from the Whittaker family, it demonstrates that Whittaker's life record is definitely not one of inadequacy or failure, but rather one of illness and difficulty"--Provided by publisher 
600 1 0 |a Whittaker, Charles Evans,  |d 1901-1973 
610 1 0 |a United States.  |b Supreme Court  |v Biography 
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