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

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Main Author: Gronlund, Mimi Clark, 1933-
Other Authors: Clark, Ramsey, 1927-2021
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Clark, Tom C. > (Tom Campbell), > 1899-1977.
United States. > Supreme Court > Biography.
Judges > United States > Biography.
collective biographies.
Biographies.
Online Access: Full text (MFA users only)
ISBN:9780292793491
0292793499
Local Note:ProQuest Ebook Central
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.

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