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Supreme Court Justice Tom C. Clark : a life of service /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Gronlund, Mimi Clark, 1933-
Other Authors: Clark, Ramsey, 1927-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Edition:1st ed.
Series:Texas legal studies series.
Subjects:
Clark, Tom C. > (Tom Campbell), > 1899-1977.
United States. > Supreme Court > Biography.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Early influences
  • Emerging into manhood
  • Forging the steel
  • Turning points
  • Some disruptive years
  • His greatest mistake
  • Beyond the goal
  • The president's lawyer
  • Juvenile delinquency and the freedom train
  • Civil rights : opening a new era
  • Cold war fever : national security versus individual freedom
  • The 1948 presidential election
  • A controversial appointment
  • A period of adjustment
  • Investigation mania
  • A delicate balance
  • The Brown decision and civil rights
  • Some troublesome issues
  • He made a difference
  • An ending and a beginning
  • The great adventure
  • The Federal Judicial Center
  • Riding the circuits, championing reforms
  • Some personal observations
  • A life well lived.