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| | The UNC Press, Salt of the Earth, Conscience of the Court by John M. Ferren (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-26) |
 | | The Kentucky-born son of a Baptist preacher, with an early tendency toward racial prejudice, Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge (1894-1949) became one of the Court's leading liberal activists and an early supporter of racial equality, free speech, and church-state separation. |
 | | Rutledge was known for his compassion and fairness. |
 | | Through an examination of Rutledge's life, Ferren highlights the development of American common law and legal education, the growth of the legal profession and related institutions, and the evolution of the American court system, including the politics of judicial selection. |
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