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Failing justice : Charles Evans Whittaker on the Supreme Court

"This book is a reconsideration of Justice Whittaker, with the twin goals of giving him his due and correcting past misrepresentations of the man and his career. Based on primary sources and information from the Whittaker family, it demonstrates that Whittaker's life record is definitely not one of inadequacy or failure, but rather one of illness and difficulty"--Provided by publisher
Print Book, English, ©2005
McFarland & Co., Jefferson, N.C., ©2005
Biography
viii, 351 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
9780786421978, 9780786484300, 0786421975, 0786484306
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Leaving the farm
Thirty years at the bar
The lower courts
Arriving at the Supreme Court
Finding a higher law
Failing justice
Speaking out