Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California at the annual meeting of the National Lawyers Guild at the Hotel Park Sheraton, New York City, on February the 22nd, 1953. typescript.

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Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California at the annual meeting of the National Lawyers Guild at the Hotel Park Sheraton, New York City, on February the 22nd, 1953. typescript.

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Carter speaks of his deep concern over the threat to civil liberties by "injudicious legislation." At issue is the loyalty oath and procedures toward establishing guilt and metting punishment; specifically, he illustrates the injustice of current majority political power and the infringement on free speech by a "trend of court decisions interpreting the Bill of Rights..." in a climate of "hysteria."

26 leaves ; 30 cm.

Golden Gate University, School of Law Library

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Golden Gate University, School of Law Library

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Carter, Jesse W., 1888-1959

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Jesse Washington Carter was born in Carrville, California in 1888. In 1913, he graduated from Golden Gate Law College, and in 1913, Carter opened a law office in Redding, California. In 1918 he became the district attorney for Redding; he also served as city attorney for Mt. Shasta and Redding. In 1939 he became a California state senator and was appointed to the state supreme court. He served until his death in 1959. From the description of Letters of Jesse Washington Carter, 1941-1...