Zoom

Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment

Name: Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
SKU: 9781324004875
Price: 32.99 USD
Availability: InStock

$32.99 $45.00

Discount: $12.01 (27%)

Hurry Up! Only 1 Left in Stock!

Out of stock >

Guarantee safe & Secure checkout

Availability: Only few left!

Contributors:

Brad Snyder

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company

Binding:

Hardcover

Book Category:

Biography & Autobiography, History, Law

Book Subcategory:

Lawyers & Judges, United States, Government

Book Topic:

20th Century, Federal

Shipping & Return +

The product is eligible for a complimentary return within 30 days from the date of purchase. Furthermore, individual items are shipped within 24 hours of receiving the order.

Rating and Reviews +

Specifications +

Release Date:

2022-08-23

ISBN 13:

9781324004875

Weight:

2.96 lbs

Size:

9.52 x 6.42 x 1.88 inches

Pages:

992

Mint Condition +

product description

Description

The conventional wisdom about Felix Frankfurter--Harvard law professor and Supreme Court justice--is that he struggled to fill the seat once held by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Scholars have portrayed Frankfurter as a judicial failure, a liberal lawyer turned conservative justice, and the Warren Court's principal villain. And yet none of these characterizations rings true.

A pro-government, pro-civil rights liberal who rejected shifting political labels, Frankfurter advocated for judicial restraint--he believed that people should seek change not from the courts but through the democratic political process. Indeed, he knew American presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson, advised Franklin Roosevelt, and inspired his students and law clerks to enter government service.

Organized around presidential administrations and major political and world events, this definitive biography chronicles Frankfurter's impact on American life. As a young government lawyer, he befriended Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis, and Holmes. As a Harvard law professor, he earned fame as a civil libertarian, Zionist, and New Deal power broker. As a justice, he hired the first African American law clerk and helped the Court achieve unanimity in outlawing racially segregated schools in Brown v. Board of Education.

In this sweeping narrative, Brad Snyder offers a full and fascinating portrait of the remarkable life and legacy of a long misunderstood American figure. This is the biography of an Austrian Jewish immigrant who arrived in the United States at age eleven speaking not a word of English, who by age twenty-six befriended former president Theodore Roosevelt, and who by age fifty was one of Franklin Roosevelt's most trusted advisers. It is the story of a man devoted to democratic ideals, a natural orator and often overbearing justice, whose passion allowed him to amass highly influential friends and helped create the liberal establishment.

About the Author
Snyder, Brad: - Brad Snyder is a professor of constitutional law and twentieth-century American legal history at Georgetown University Law Center. In addition to his legal scholarship, he has written for Politico, Slate, and the Washington Post. He lives on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment

Description

Recently Viewed Products

Recently viewed products

Secure Payment

Online Offers

Quick Refunds

Curated Items