Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California at the Westside Jewish Community Center, 5870 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, on May 24th, 1954, entitled "The right to dissent" typescript.

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Address delivered by Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California at the Westside Jewish Community Center, 5870 West Olympic Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, on May 24th, 1954, entitled "The right to dissent" typescript.

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Carter asserts that the First Amendment is the most essential in terms of protecting democracy. Highlighted are his concerns over the impediments he sees to freedom and liberty and the "right to dissent" occurring in a climate of "fear" and "hysteria".

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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...