Democratic Justice: Felix Frankfurter, the Supreme Court, and the Making of the Liberal Establishment by Snyder, Brad - 08/23/2022

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NY: W. W. Norton. As New in As New dust jacket. 2022. Stated First Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. 1324004878 . The conventional wisdom about Felix Frankfurter, Harvard law professor and Supreme Court justice, is that he struggled to fill the seat once held by Oliver Wendell Holmes. A pro-government, pro-civil rights liberal who rejected shifting political labels, Frankfurter advocated for judicial restraint, he believed that people should seek change not from the courts but through the democratic political process. Indeed, he knew American presidents from Theodore Roosevelt to Lyndon Johnson, advised Franklin Roosevelt, and inspired his students and law clerks to enter government service. Organized around presidential administrations and major political and world events, this definitive biography chronicles Frankfurter's impact on American life. As a young government lawyer, he befriended Theodore Roosevelt, Louis Brandeis, and Oliver Wendel Holmes. As a Harvard law professor, he… Read More

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New York, NY: W.W. Norton, 2022. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. New/New. A PRISIINE, NEW, SIGNED, COLLECTIBLE 1st PRINTING.The definitive biography of Felix Frankfurter, Supreme Court justice and champion of twentieth-century American liberal democracy. "An amazing, riveting, eye-opening book.... Almost unimaginably relevant to current debates, especially those involving the Supreme Court." ? Cass Sunstein, Robert, Director of the Program on Behavioral Economics and Public Policy, Harvard Law School. "Superb.... Deeply researched and written with authority, Snyder's book examines virtually every aspect of Frankfurter's career and, despite its length, remains wonderfully readable and accessible.... A monumental account of a life in public service, Democratic Justice is welcome reading for our troubled time."? Joseph Barbato, New York Journal of Books