Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political BiographyUniversity Press of Kentucky, 27 พ.ค. 2002 - 408 หน้า Fred M. Vinson, the thirteenth Chief Justice of the United States, started his political career as a small-town Kentucky lawyer and rose to positions of power in all three branches of federal government. Born in Louisa, Kentucky, Vinson earned undergraduate and law degrees from Centre College in Danville. He served 12 years in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he achieved acclaim as a tax and fiscal expert. President Roosevelt appointed him to the U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and later named him to key executive-branch positions. President Truman appointed him Secretary of the Treasury and then Chief Justice. The Vinson court was embroiled in critical issues affecting racial discrimination and individual rights during the cold war. Chief Justice Fred M. Vinson of Kentucky: A Political Biography offers a wealth of insight into one of the most significant and highly regarded political figures to emerge from Kentucky. |
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... speech , Vinson usually came down on the side of order . As he said in a speech before the American Bar Association in September 1947 , one year after becoming chief justice , “ the only alter- native to the supremacy of law is ...
... speech guarantees " of the Constitution and that the Court's opinion was a " long step toward a totalitarian authority " ( 323 ) . Unlike Vinson , who thought the police had an obligation to protect the public , Black thought the police ...
... speech to the states ; and in 1931 , in Near v . Minnesota ( 231 U.S. 697 ) , the Court ruled that freedom of the press was also protected against state encroachment . 19. Palko v . Connecticut , 302 U.S. 319 ( 1937 ) 326 . 20. Adamson ...
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Individual Rights in the Cold War Climate | 231 |
The Dilemma of Due Process and the Promise of Equality | 277 |
Epilogue | 333 |
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