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Counsel for the situation : shaping the law to realize America's promise /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Coleman, William T. (William Thaddeus), 1920-
Other Authors: Bliss, Donald T.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Washington, D.C. : Brookings Institution Press, [2010]
Subjects:
Lawyers > United States > Biography.
United States > Officials and employees > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Mr. Coleman goes to Washington
  • Roots
  • Making jewels out of rough diamonds
  • Home sweet home
  • School days
  • Sibling rivalries
  • College years
  • Harvard law school
  • War
  • After the war
  • Clerking for the good judge
  • Justice frankfurter
  • Life at the Supreme Court and in the Nation's Capitol
  • From the ivory tower to the working world
  • American history in black and white
  • Chipping away at 'Plessy'
  • The 'Brown' team
  • The city of brotherly love
  • Expert in relevance
  • The tipping point
  • Reargument, December 7, 1953
  • With all deliberate speed
  • Enforcing the court's order
  • A lawyer's public service obligation
  • Managing the Dilworth litigation department
  • The 'Girard College' case
  • The legacy of Houston-Hastie-Marshall
  • The Nixon years
  • Change in course
  • Cabinet-style government
  • Getting to know the department of transportation
  • Making transportation policy
  • The decisionmaking process
  • A time of transition
  • The sun also rises in the East
  • Building the Washington practice
  • The 'Bob Jones' case
  • Supreme Court practice
  • The Robert Bork hearings
  • Is race still relevant?
  • Opportunities for public service and private growth
  • Reflecting on Republicans and race
  • Counsel for the situation.