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An in-depth analysis of the workings and legacy of the Supreme Court led by Charles Evans Hughes. Charles Evans Hughes, a man who, it was said, ""looks like God and talks like God,"" became chief justice in 1930, a year when more than 1,000 banks closed their doors. Today the Hughes Court is often remembered as a conservative bulwark against Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal. But that view, according to author Michael Parrish, is not accurate. In an era when Nazi Germany passed the Nuremberg Laws and extinguished freedom in much of Western Europe, the Hughes Court put the stamp of constitutional approval on New Deal entitlements, required state and local governments to bring their laws into conformity with the federal Bill of Rights, and took the first steps toward developing a more uniform code of criminal justice.

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<p> An excellent addition to the ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbook series, this well-written, thoughtful discussion of the Court during the most tumultuous decades of the past century brings the key controversies, personalities, and cases into sharp focus...This is an excellent summary, survey, and analysis of a critical time in American history and for the Supreme Court. - <p>Choice

[S]erves as an excellent introduction to its topic ... [a] valuable piece of research, especially in light of its readability and annotations. - American Reference Books Annual An excellent addition to the ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbook series, this well-written, thoughtful discussion of the Court during the most tumultuous decades of the past century brings the key controversies, personalities, and cases into sharp focus... This is an excellent summary, survey, and analysis of a critical time in American history and for the Supreme Court. - Choice

An excellent addition to the ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbook series, this well-written, thoughtful discussion of the Court during the most tumultuous decades of the past century brings the key controversies, personalities, and cases into sharp focus... This is an excellent summary, survey, and analysis of a critical time in American history and for the Supreme Court. - Choice [S]erves as an excellent introduction to its topic ... [a] valuable piece of research, especially in light of its readability and annotations. - American Reference Books Annual

... serves as an excellent introduction to its topic ... [a] valuable piece of research, especially in light of its readability and annotations. - American Reference Books Annual An excellent addition to the ABC-CLIO Supreme Court Handbook series, this well-written, thoughtful discussion of the Court during the most tumultuous decades of the past century brings the key controversies, personalities, and cases into sharp focus...This is an excellent summary, survey, and analysis of a critical time in American history and for the Supreme Court. - Choice

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Michael E. Parrish is professor of history at the University of California San Diego, San Diego, CA.

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