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Book  Liberty Under Law  and Selected Supreme Court Opinions

Download or read book Liberty Under Law and Selected Supreme Court Opinions written by William Howard Taft and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2004 with total page 481 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Howard Taft's presidency (1909-1913), succeeding Theodore Roosevelt's, was mired in bitter partisan fighting, and Taft sometimes blundered politically. However, this son of Cincinnati assumed his true calling when President Warren G. Harding appointed him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1921. Taft remains the only person to have served both as president of the United States and as chief justice of the Supreme Court. The Collected Works of William Howard Taft, Volume VIII, consists of "Liberty under Law" and selected Supreme Court opinions, among the most instructive accomplishments of Taft's ten years at the helm of the court. The writings reveal the sober judgments of a federalist who viewed state regulation with suspicion, championed national government, and saw an independent and powerful judiciary as the bulwark protecting the "vested rights" that the framers of the U.S. Constitution sought to guarantee. Whatever his failings as a politician, Taft was an intellectual powerhouse who knew how to use the law as a lever to encourage society to move toward more stable and productive ends. Although Taft is considered an average president at best, historians and political scientists rank him among fifteen "near greats" who have served on the high court. His ability and his love for the law shine through in Volume VIII, the concluding volume of The Collected Works of William Howard Taft. As Taft reportedly said to President Harding upon his appointment as chief justice, "I love judges and I love courts. They are my ideals on earth of what we shall meet afterward in heaven under a just God."

Book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft  Popular government and The Anti Trust Act and the Supreme Court

Download or read book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft Popular government and The Anti Trust Act and the Supreme Court written by William Howard Taft and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book William Howard Taft

Download or read book William Howard Taft written by William Howard Taft and published by Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press. This book was released on 2009 with total page 463 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is collection of ideas stated over Taft’s lifetime of service as administrator, diplomat, president, and Chief Justice. It singles out the essence of his convictions regarding government, diplomacy, and the law.

Book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft  Presidential addresses and state papers

Download or read book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft Presidential addresses and state papers written by William Howard Taft and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The third volume of The Collected Works of William Howard Taft imparts an appreciation of the range of the twenty-seventh president's interests. Beginning with his inaugural address and concluding with a detailed exposition of governmental expenses and needed economies, President William Howard Taft showed himself willing to tackle the routine as well as the rarified responsibilities of executive rule. Whether he was addressing the issue of strikes and labor unions or conservation, President Taft consistently demonstrated that, in word and action, he was prepared to be a modern president. What impresses the reader of these remarks is Taft's willingness to administer to virtually every part of the nation, thereby proving that he was not a mere figurehead but a chief executive truly concerned about problems across the country. Perhaps, as his words here indicate, Taft was not a good politician after all but a kind man who saw himself as president of all the people. As the first of two volumes directly related to Taft's tenure as president, Presidential Addresses and State Papers documents a pivotal time in the public life of this man from Ohio. Introduced by a commentary from the general series editor Professor David H. Burton, the third volume of The Collected Works of William Howard Taft underscores the presidential stature of William Howard Taft.

Book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft  Popular government and the Anti trust Act and the Supreme Court

Download or read book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft Popular government and the Anti trust Act and the Supreme Court written by William Howard Taft and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft  Political issues and outlooks

Download or read book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft Political issues and outlooks written by William Howard Taft and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The second volume of The Collected Works of William Howard Taft is dedicated to the speeches and writings that displayed his thinking in the autumn of 1908 and the following winter. At this time he was campaigning for the presidency against the well-known William Jennings Bryan, and in Taft's writings is evidence of the contrast in style between Taft and Bryan and between Taft and his predecessor, Teddy Roosevelt. as well. Although uncomfortable with campaigning, he thoughtfully addresses the concerns of the day that framed the election, including race, the Philippines, and socialism. Political Issues and Outlooks also contains speeches made after the election and leading up to his inauguration as the twenty-seventh president of the United States. Introduced by a commentary from the general series editor Professor David H. Burton, the second volume of The Collected Works of William Howard Taft is a revealing look at the machinations of United States politics at the beginning of the twentieth century and a glimpse into the mind of one of the century's most influential political architects.

Book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft  Political issues and outlooks   speeches delivered between August 1908 and February 1909

Download or read book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft Political issues and outlooks speeches delivered between August 1908 and February 1909 written by William Howard Taft and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft  Presidential messages to Congress

Download or read book The Collected Works of William Howard Taft Presidential messages to Congress written by William Howard Taft and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Book Taft Papers on League of Nations

Download or read book Taft Papers on League of Nations written by William Howard Taft and published by Ohio University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 327 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection of Taft's speeches, newspaper articles and complementary documents, originally published in 1920, reflects his consistent support for a league of nations and, eventually, for the Covenant of the League of Nations emanating from the Paris Peace Conference.

Book Out of Order

    Book Details:
  • Author : Sandra Day O'Connor
  • Publisher : Random House Incorporated
  • Release : 2013
  • ISBN : 0812993926
  • Pages : 257 pages

Download or read book Out of Order written by Sandra Day O'Connor and published by Random House Incorporated. This book was released on 2013 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The former Supreme Court justice shares stories about the history and evolution of the Supreme Court that traces the roles of key contributors while sharing the events behind important transformations.

Book The Brethren

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  • Author : Bob Woodward
  • Publisher : Simon and Schuster
  • Release : 2011-05-31
  • ISBN : 1439126348
  • Pages : 717 pages

Download or read book The Brethren written by Bob Woodward and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2011-05-31 with total page 717 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices—maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising, and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.

Book Oliver Wendell Holmes  A Life in War  Law  and Ideas

Download or read book Oliver Wendell Holmes A Life in War Law and Ideas written by Stephen Budiansky and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-05-28 with total page 592 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Consistently gripping.… [I]t’s possessed of a zest and omnivorous curiosity that reflects the boundless energy of its subject.” —Steve Donoghue, Christian Science Monitor Oliver Wendell Holmes escaped death twice as a young Union officer in the Civil War. He lived ever after with unwavering moral courage, unremitting scorn for dogma, and an insatiable intellectual curiosity. During his nearly three decades on the Supreme Court, he wrote a series of opinions that would prove prophetic in securing freedom of speech, protecting the rights of criminal defendants, and ending the Court’s reactionary resistance to social and economic reforms. As a pioneering legal scholar, Holmes revolutionized the understanding of common law. As an enthusiastic friend, he wrote thousands of letters brimming with an abiding joy in fighting the good fight. Drawing on many previously unpublished letters and records, Stephen Budiansky offers the fullest portrait yet of this pivotal American figure.

Book U S  Presidents Factbook

Download or read book U S Presidents Factbook written by Elizabeth Jewell and published by Random House Reference. This book was released on 2007-05-08 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Up-to-date through the 2004 election, the ultimate resource on the American presidency Whether students are writing an essay on American history or parents are choosing which candidate gets their vote, the U.S. Presidents Factbook is one of the best resources on presidential history. • Up-to-date with presidents from George Washington to the winner of the 2004 election. This is the only comprehensive and unbiased coverage of more than 200 years of American leadership. • Includes each president's family history, career decisions, notable appointments, major legislative acts, and major successes and failures.