John Marshall Harlan: The Last Whig Justice
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (901 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081311778X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-05-29 |
| Language | : | English |
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An informative but unsatisfying biography of the "Great Dissenter" MarkK Though often a lone dissenter from the prevailing legal thought of his time, the reputation of John Marshall Harlan has enjoyed considerable rehabilitation since his death. Best known for his criticism in the Plessy v. Ferguson case, his opinions in that and other cases have come to be seen by many legal scholars as precursors to the liberal jurisprudence of the twentieth century. Capping this new appreciation of Harlan's work was Loren P. Beth's biography of the Supreme Court justice, which offers an examination of both Harlan's life and his jurispr. Harlan, His Times, and His Court John Marshall Harlan is an interesting Supreme Court Justice. He was named after the fourth, and arguably greatest, Chief Justice, has been restored by history due to his dissent in Plessy v. Ferguson, and is the grandfather of John Marshall Harlan II who dissented from many Warren court opinions derived from Harlan I dissents. He served on the court under Chief Justices Waite, Fuller, and White, all of which he seemed to have a good relationship with despite the book stating his relationship with White was troubled.Most of the final section of the b. thomas farnham said Four Stars. Useful. Don't necessarily agree with the author's conclusions.
Illustrations not seen by PW. Although he fought on the Union side during the Civil War, Harlan was no abolitionist. Political science professor at the University of Georgia, Beth has written a well-researched study of Harlan's life with the emphasis on his career. Once on the court, however, his views changed dramatically. Copyright 1992 Cahners Business Information, Inc.. He dissented in civil rights cases that eroded the rights of blacks to equal protection and supported the rights of defendants to due process. Covered are Harlan's ye
Harlan. Harlan's significance for today's reader is underlined by the Supreme Court's adoption, beginning in the 1930s, of most of his positions on the Fourteenth Amendment and the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.This fine biography is also an important contribution to constitutional history. Historians, political scientists, and legal scholars will come from its pages with renewed appreciation for one of our judicial giants.. His ultimate stanceas the Great Dissenter, the champion of civil rights, the upholder of the powers of Congressemerges as the logical outgrowth of his pre-Court life. Loren Beth traces the young lawyer's development from these early years through the secession crisis and Civil War, when Harlan remained loyal to the Union, both as a politician and as a soldier. Known today to every student of constitutional law, principally for his dissenting opinions in early racial discrimination cases, Harlan was an important actor in every major p