Henry Friendly, greatest judge of his era [electronic resource] / David M. Dorsen ; foreword by Richard A. Posner.
Dorsen, David M., 1935-
2012
KF8745.F75 D67 2012eb
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Title Henry Friendly, greatest judge of his era [electronic resource] / David M. Dorsen ; foreword by Richard A. Posner.
Author Dorsen, David M., 1935-
ISBN 9780674064935 electronic book
9780674064393 hardcover
Imprint Cambridge, Mass. : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2012.
Language English
Description 1 online resource (xiii, 498 p.)
Call Number KF8745.F75 D67 2012eb
Dewey Decimal Classification 347.73/14092 B
Summary "Henry Friendly is frequently grouped with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and Learned Hand as the best American jurists of the twentieth century. In this first, comprehensive biography of Friendly, David M. Dorsen opens a unique window onto how a judge of this caliber thinks and decides cases, and how Friendly lived his life. During his time on the Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (1959-1986), Judge Friendly was revered as a conservative who exemplified the tradition of judicial restraint. But he demonstrated remarkable creativity in circumventing precedent and formulating new rules in multiple areas of the law. Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His Era describes the inner workings of Friendly's chambers and his craftsmanship in writing opinions. His articles on habeas corpus, the Fourth Amendment, self-incrimination, and the reach of the state are still cited by the Supreme Court. Dorsen draws on extensive research, employing private memoranda between the judges and interviews with all fifty-one of Friendly's law clerks--a veritable Who's Who that includes Chief Justice John R. Roberts, Jr., six other federal judges, and seventeen professors at Harvard, Yale, Stanford, and elsewhere"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references (p.[371]-486) and index.
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Early years
Private practice
Nomination and confirmation
Getting started
Judge friendly
Law clerks
Judges and justices
Away from the courthouse
First amendment
Fifth amendment
Other Bill of Rights amendments
Other constitutional provisions
Habeas Corpus
Nonconstitutional criminal procedure
Specific crimes
Business law
Intellectual property
Management and labor
Railroad reorganization
Administrative law
Common law and federal common law
Federal court jurisdiction
Other procedural issues
At the end
Friendly's legacy.

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