Mix the legacy of atomic bombs, the Korean War, the beginnings of the Cold War, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, labor unrest, and racial segregation, and you have the seven years in which Frederick Moore Vinson reigned as chief justice over an equally volatile Supreme Court.
Michal R. Belknap is professor of law and chair of the JD/PhD Dual-Degree Program in History at California Western School of Law, San Diego, CA.
"The book is obviously of benefit to any who study or teach the court system and Supreme Court decision-making. This is a well written book that manages the often difficult task of explaining not only the philosophies of the justices but also the sentiment of the times." - The Law and Politics Book Review "It is highly recommended to any high school, academic, and public libraries." - American Reference Books Annual
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