Harlan Fiske Stone
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Education, Law, Legal History, Courts
- Subcategories: Trials, Judges, Lawyers, Supreme Court, U.S.
- Curriculum: American History 1901-1950, American History 1878-1900
Article abstract: As Associate and then Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, Stone advocated a philosophy of moderation that combined judicial restraint and liberal nationalism with a concern for civil and political liberties. His integrity and persistence contributed significantly to the Court’s dramatic shift in 1937 from hostility to sympathy for the liberal nationalism of New Deal legislation, thereby avoiding a major constitutional crisis over the Court’s powers.
Early Life
On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone became one of the...
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