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Federal Courts - Jurisdiction Over Violations Of Civil Liberties By State Governments And By Private Individuals, Eugene Gressman Dec 1940

Federal Courts - Jurisdiction Over Violations Of Civil Liberties By State Governments And By Private Individuals, Eugene Gressman

Michigan Law Review

The long-term security of civil liberties in the United States must in the end depend upon the spirit and attitude of the public. Many violations of these rights never reach the stage of justiciable issues. But even when they do, public sentiment is often reflected in the courts. Especially is this true in the state courts, which are often too near local prejudices and entrenched mores to withstand their effect. This situation was recognized as long ago as the Reconstruction Era, when the various civil rights acts provided for federal protection of civil liberties. Apparently it was felt that from …


National Defense And Individual Liberties, Wilbur G. Katz Oct 1940

National Defense And Individual Liberties, Wilbur G. Katz

Indiana Law Journal

Dean Wilber G. Katz, University of Chicago Law School at the annual banquet of the Indiana State Bar Association, Fort Wayne, August 24, 1940.


A Lawyer Looks At Liberty, Clarence E. Manion Oct 1940

A Lawyer Looks At Liberty, Clarence E. Manion

Indiana Law Journal

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