The Resource Pillars of justice : lawyers and the liberal tradition, Owen Fiss
Pillars of justice : lawyers and the liberal tradition, Owen Fiss
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- Summary
- Pillars of Justice explores the purpose and possibilities of life in the law through moving accounts of thirteen lawyers who shaped the legal world during the past half century. Some, such as Thurgood Marshall, were Supreme Court Justices. Others, like John Doar and Burke Marshall, set the civil rights policies of the federal government during the 1960s. Some, including Harry Kalven and Catharine MacKinnon, have taught at the greatest law schools of the nation and nourished the liberalism rooted in the civil rights era. Jurists from abroad--Aharon Barak, for example--were responsible for the rise of the human rights movement that today carries the burden of advancing liberal values. These lawyers came from diverse backgrounds and held various political views. What unites them is a deep, abiding commitment to Brown v. Board of Education as an exceptional moment in the life of the law--a willingness to move mountains, if need be, to ensure that we are living up to our best selves. In tracing how these lawyers over a period of fifty years used the Brown ruling and its spirit as a beacon to guide their endeavors, this history tells the epic story of the liberal tradition in the law. For Owen Fiss, one of the country's leading constitutional theorists, the people described were mentors, colleagues, and friends. In his portraits, Fiss tries to identify the unique qualities of mind and character that made these individuals so important to the institutions and legal principles they served--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- viii, 209 pages
- Contents
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- Thurgood Marshall : the law's promise
- William Brennan : a life lived twice
- John Doar : to stand for what is right
- Burke Marshall : a reluctant hero
- Harry Kalven : a tenth justice
- Eugene Rostow : the law according to Yale
- Arthur Leff : making coffee and other duties of citizenship
- Catharine MacKinnon : feminism in the classroom
- Joseph Goldstein : the scholar as sovereign
- Carlos Nino : the death of a public intellectual
- Robert Cover : cases and materials
- Morton Horwitz : timeless truths
- Aharon Barak : law is everywhere
- Coda : toiling in Eden
- Isbn
- 9780674971868
- Label
- Pillars of justice : lawyers and the liberal tradition
- Title
- Pillars of justice
- Title remainder
- lawyers and the liberal tradition
- Statement of responsibility
- Owen Fiss
- Subject
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- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Judges
- Judges -- United States
- Law teachers
- Law teachers -- United States
- Lawyers
- 1900-1999
- Liberalism
- Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Segregation in education -- Law and legislation
- Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- Lawyers -- United States
- Civil rights
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Pillars of Justice explores the purpose and possibilities of life in the law through moving accounts of thirteen lawyers who shaped the legal world during the past half century. Some, such as Thurgood Marshall, were Supreme Court Justices. Others, like John Doar and Burke Marshall, set the civil rights policies of the federal government during the 1960s. Some, including Harry Kalven and Catharine MacKinnon, have taught at the greatest law schools of the nation and nourished the liberalism rooted in the civil rights era. Jurists from abroad--Aharon Barak, for example--were responsible for the rise of the human rights movement that today carries the burden of advancing liberal values. These lawyers came from diverse backgrounds and held various political views. What unites them is a deep, abiding commitment to Brown v. Board of Education as an exceptional moment in the life of the law--a willingness to move mountains, if need be, to ensure that we are living up to our best selves. In tracing how these lawyers over a period of fifty years used the Brown ruling and its spirit as a beacon to guide their endeavors, this history tells the epic story of the liberal tradition in the law. For Owen Fiss, one of the country's leading constitutional theorists, the people described were mentors, colleagues, and friends. In his portraits, Fiss tries to identify the unique qualities of mind and character that made these individuals so important to the institutions and legal principles they served--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- MH/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Fiss, Owen M
- Dewey number
- 340.092/273
- Illustrations
- portraits
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- KF371
- LC item number
- .F57 2017
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Judges
- Lawyers
- Law teachers
- Civil rights
- Liberalism
- Segregation in education
- Civil rights
- Judges
- Law teachers
- Lawyers
- Liberalism
- Segregation in education
- United States
- Label
- Pillars of justice : lawyers and the liberal tradition, Owen Fiss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
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- Contents
- Thurgood Marshall : the law's promise -- William Brennan : a life lived twice -- John Doar : to stand for what is right -- Burke Marshall : a reluctant hero -- Harry Kalven : a tenth justice -- Eugene Rostow : the law according to Yale -- Arthur Leff : making coffee and other duties of citizenship -- Catharine MacKinnon : feminism in the classroom -- Joseph Goldstein : the scholar as sovereign -- Carlos Nino : the death of a public intellectual -- Robert Cover : cases and materials -- Morton Horwitz : timeless truths -- Aharon Barak : law is everywhere -- Coda : toiling in Eden
- Control code
- ocn959649915
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674971868
- Isbn Type
- (hard cover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2016040437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)959649915
- Label
- Pillars of justice : lawyers and the liberal tradition, Owen Fiss
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 197-201) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Thurgood Marshall : the law's promise -- William Brennan : a life lived twice -- John Doar : to stand for what is right -- Burke Marshall : a reluctant hero -- Harry Kalven : a tenth justice -- Eugene Rostow : the law according to Yale -- Arthur Leff : making coffee and other duties of citizenship -- Catharine MacKinnon : feminism in the classroom -- Joseph Goldstein : the scholar as sovereign -- Carlos Nino : the death of a public intellectual -- Robert Cover : cases and materials -- Morton Horwitz : timeless truths -- Aharon Barak : law is everywhere -- Coda : toiling in Eden
- Control code
- ocn959649915
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Extent
- viii, 209 pages
- Isbn
- 9780674971868
- Isbn Type
- (hard cover : alk. paper)
- Lccn
- 2016040437
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- portraits
- System control number
- (OCoLC)959649915
Subject
- Civil rights -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- History
- Judges
- Judges -- United States
- Law teachers
- Law teachers -- United States
- Lawyers
- 1900-1999
- Liberalism
- Liberalism -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- Segregation in education -- Law and legislation
- Segregation in education -- Law and legislation -- United States -- History -- 20th century
- United States
- Lawyers -- United States
- Civil rights
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