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The Court at War

FDR, His Justices, and the World They Made
  • Cliff Sloan
2023
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  • Supreme Court justices William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter, and Owen J. Roberts at the White House.
    Book Review

    FDR’s Compliant Justices

    The Supreme Court’s deference to FDR during World War II resulted in unjustifiable ethical breaches.
    by Jed S. Rakoff via New York Review of Books on November 14, 2024
  • In July 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt swore in Attorney General Robert Jackson as a Supreme Court justice. Jackson and Roosevelt often played poker together.
    Book Review

    How FDR’s Influence Over the Supreme Court Transformed History

    In “The Court at War,” Cliff Sloan examines the close relationship between FDR and the high court during World War II.
    by Michael Bobelian via Washington Post on September 22, 2023
  • Supreme Court Justice Harlan F. Stone photographed with a book.
    Book Review

    The Supreme Court's World War II Battles

    Cliff Sloan’s new book explains how the Franklin Roosevelt-shaped Court wrestled with individual rights as the nation fought to save itself and the world.
    by Robert L. Tsai via Washington Monthly on September 22, 2023
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