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Simon, James F. Independent Journey: The Life Of William O. Douglas

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(029004) Simon, James F. Independent Journey: The Life Of William O. Douglas. New York: Harper & Row, 1980. 1st Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. 503 pages. Fine in Very Good DJ. B&W Illustrations. DJ has light edgewear and several small repaired closed tears. Douglas (1898-1980) was a US jurist and public official. In 1939 Pres. Franklin Roosevelt appointed him to the Supreme Court of the United States, on which he served until 1975. Although responsible for writing opinions in many complicated financial cases, he became most famous for his pronounceme nts on civil liberties. He rejected government limitations on freedom of speech and was an outspoken defender of an unfettered press ISBN: 0060140429 (Douglas, William O., Judges)