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Justice Carter’S Role In The Caryl Chessman Cases: Due Process Matters, Susan Rutberg
Justice Carter’S Role In The Caryl Chessman Cases: Due Process Matters, Susan Rutberg
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“The Hysteria Of Our Times”: Loyalty Oaths In California, Marc Stickgold
“The Hysteria Of Our Times”: Loyalty Oaths In California, Marc Stickgold
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In the years following World War II, the United States government, as well as many of the states, including California, enacted an almost endless stream of laws designed to weed out, isolate, sanction, and punish anyone thought to share any ideas or associations that could be labeled subversive. This historical period, called the “American inquisition,” saw the enactment and enforcement of a wide variety of laws meant to accomplish these purposes. People were subject to criminal prosecution for their beliefs, associations or advocacy; denial of, or discharge from, employment; denial of government benefits or licenses; and exclusion from publicly funded …