The Cold War Court : a rhetorical analysis of the Supreme Court's debate concerning the American Communist Party in Dennis v. United States, 1951 /

approval, as the century comes to a close, the Dennis ruling

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Carcasson, Martin
Format: Thesis eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified] ; 1998.
Subjects:
Online Access:Link to OAKTrust copy
Description
Summary:approval, as the century comes to a close, the Dennis ruling
arguments and counter-arguments made by the justices in
arguments. The analysis uncovered definite mistakes
attempting to decide the case. The analysis focuses on the
concerning the judicial rhetoric, the anti-communism
constraints. Lastly, several conclusions are offered
debate, and the role of the Supreme Court in the American
democracy.
difficult to judge without knowledge of the author's intent,
dissenting opinions from Justice Black and Justice Douglas.
excesses of McCarthyism.This analysis seeks to better
in American history. The analysis focuses on the written
In the midst of the McCarthy era, eleven national leaders of
influence of official impediments at the hands of judicial
is now considered exceedingly deficient. The Court is
opinions from Justice Frankfurter and Justice Jackson, and
performed by the five justices, misinterpretations which are
plurality opinion of Chief Justice Fred Vinson, concurring
plurality opinion of Chief Justice Vinson, and the manner in
provisions of the Smith Act. Their case, Dennis v. United
sharply divided Court ruled 6-2 to affirm the convictions of
States, eventually rose to the Supreme Court, where a
strategic restraint by the two dissenters, and the important
text of the Dennis decision, which is mined to uncover the
the American Communist Party were arrested under the
the eleven. The case sparked five written opinions: the
Though the Court's ruling enjoyed immense contemporary
typically accused of allowing or even encouraging the
understand the actions of the Court during this trying time
which the subsequent four opinions responded to Vinson's
Item Description:"Major subject: Speech Communication".
Vita.
Physical Description:vi, 195 leaves ; 28 cm.
Also available online.
Issued also on microfiche from Lange Micrographics.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and cases sited: pages 185-194.