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Earl Warren, the judge who changed America

by Jack Harrison Pollack

Cover of Earl Warren, the judge who changed America

When President Eisenhower appointed Earl Warren Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, he thought he had nominated a "safe," moderate conservative who wouldn't make waves. Yet, in less than a year's time, beginning with the explosive school desegregation decision, the Warren Court unexpectedly embarked on a 15-year judicial odyssey that would shake the nation to its foundations and make Warren one of the most revered and reviled Americans in history.

BiographyJudgesUnited StatesPolitical questions and judicial powerUnited States. Supreme Court