Table of Contents

Introduction and Summary, Stephen K. Shaw Part I. The Supreme Court: Image and Reality 1. Franklin Roosevelt and the Supreme Court: A New Deal and a New Image, Barbara A. Perry and Henry J. Abraham 2. Was There a Constitutional Revolution in 1937? Roger W. Corley 3. The Battle to Save the Court, James C. Duram Part II. The Roosevelt Court: Law and Politics 4. FDR and Charles Evans Hughes: President Versus Chief Justice, Kenneth M. Holland 5. The Nomination and Confirmation of Hugo L. Black to the U.S. Supreme Court: The Shreveport Reaction, Elaine T. King 6. Felix Frankfurter's Transition to the Judicial Role, William D. Bater 7. "An Interesting Game of Poker:" Franklin D. Roosevelt, William O. Douglas, and the 1944 Vice Presidential Nomination, James L. Moses Part III. Constitutional Law as Applied to Politics: The Roosevelt Legacy 8. Federalism, the Roosevelt Coalition, and Civil Rights: FDR's Political Leadership, Donald W. Jackson and James W. Riddlesperger 9. Present at the Creation: The Roosevelt Court, Religion, and the First Amendment, Stephen K. Shaw 10. The Roosevelt Court and the Changing Nature of American Liberalism: An Uncertain Legacy, Harvey G. Hudspeth

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Stephen K. Shaw (Author) , William D. Pederson (Author) , Michael R Williams (Author)