Democracy and Equality: The Enduring Constitutional Vision of the Warren Court

by Geoffrey R. Stone, David A. Strauss, David A Strauss

Book Overview

From 1953 to 1969, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice Earl Warren brought about many of the proudest achievements of American constitutional law. The Warren declared racial segregation and laws forbidding interracial marriage to be unconstitutional; it expanded the right of citizens to criticize public officials; it held school prayer unconstitutional; and it ruled that people accused of a crime must be given a lawyer even if they can't afford...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 019093820X
• ISBN13: 9780190938208
• Release Date: January 2020
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.2"