Hugo Black and the Supreme Court; A Symposium
Indianapolis, IN: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., 1967. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Hardcover. xxix, [1], 365, [5] pages. Frontis illustration. Notes. Table of Cases. Index. Front hinge sprung but book otherwise sound. Inscribed by Editor on fep. Some edge soiling. Foreword by Charles L. Black, Jr. Stephen Parks Strickland (1933-2015), Deputy Director (1967-68) and Director (1968-69) of the White House Fellows Program. Stephen Parks Strickland was a graduate of Emory University and Johns Hopkins University. Over the span of many years, Steve dedicated his life to public service having worked for many government and nonprofit agencies for nearly 55 years in Washington, DC. In the 1950-60s, he served as a Congressional staff fellow to Rep. George Huddleston of Alabama, then as staff fellow to the American Political Science Association and American Council on Education, as well as President and Treasurer of The Public Record. In the 1970s, Steve was Vice President of the Aspen Institute. Topics covered include "History's Panorama and Justice Black's Career" by Carl Brent Swisher; "The New Court and the New Deal" by Daniel Berman; "The Individual and the Bill of Absolute Rights" by Irving Dilliard; "The Living Constitution and the Court's Role" by Charles A. Reich; "Federal Taxation: Questions of Power and Propriety" by Randolph Paul; "The Development of Antitrust" by W. Wallace Kirkpatrick; "The Federal Civil Rules and the Pursuit of Justice" by George Kaufmann; and "Black on Balance" by Stephen Parks Strickland. Hugo Lafayette Black (February 27, 1886 – September 25, 1971) was an American politician and jurist who served in the United States Senate from 1927 to 1937, and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States from 1937 to 1971. He was the first of nine Roosevelt nominees to the Court. The fifth longest-serving justice in Supreme Court history, Black was one of the most influential Supreme Court justices in the 20th century. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Hugo Black, Supreme Court, Legal, New Deal, Racism, Federal Taxation, Antitrust, Constitutional Law, Federal Civil Rules, Daniel Berman, Charles Black, Irving Dillard, John Frank, George Kaufmann, Randolph Paul, Wallace Krikpatrick, Charles Reich, Ca
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