Ebook: The Stone Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy (ABC-Clio Supreme Court Handbooks)

The Stone Court—the Court that Roosevelt tried to “pack”—played a vital role in the history of the Great Depression, World War II, and Franklin D. Roosevelt’s presidency. The Court also provided a bridge to the new civil liberties jurisprudence of the Warren Court. The book reveals that the Stone Court gave its approval to a considerable expansion of executive powers, particularly in the conduct of foreign affairs and economic policy initiatives. It also solidified the evolution of judiciary self-restraint—the deference of the judiciary to the elected branches. Perhaps its most lasting legacy was the expansion of constitutionally protected rights, including the laying of the foundation for subsequent Court rulings on segregation and discrimination.