Address of Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California, delivered before the American Friends Service Committee, at their conference on "Liberty and loyalty" on February 2, 1952, at the California Club, San Francisco. typescript.

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Address of Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California, delivered before the American Friends Service Committee, at their conference on "Liberty and loyalty" on February 2, 1952, at the California Club, San Francisco. typescript.

Justice Carter gives background context to the Constitution and discusses why its interpretation changes; notably, he focuses on the Bill of Rights' relationship to subsequent amendments as well as on due process of law.

27 leaves ; 30 cm.

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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...