Earl Warren: References & Edit History
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Additional Reading
Warren’s records are compiled in Henry M. Christman (ed.), The Public Papers of Chief Justice Earl Warren (1959). Biographies include Luther A. Huston, Pathway to Judgment: A Study of Earl Warren (1966); Leo Katcher, Earl Warren: A Political Biography (1967); John D. Weaver, Warren: The Man, the Court, the Era (1967); G. Edward White, Earl Warren: A Public Life (1982, reissued 1987); and Ed Cray, Chief Justice: A Biography of Earl Warren (1997). The historic role of the Supreme Court during his tenure is the subject of Jim Newton, Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made (2006); Michal R. Belknap, The Supreme Court Under Earl Warren (2005); Mark Tushnet (ed.), The Warren Court in Historical and Political Perspective (1993); and Leonard W. Levy (ed.), The Supreme Court Under Earl Warren (1972).
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Article History
| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Modified link of Web site: NPR - Earl Warren's Legacy. | Jul 09, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Jul 05, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 15, 2026 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository - Earl Warren: Law enforcement leads to defendants' rights (PDF). | Sep 19, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: NPR - Earl Warren's Legacy. | Aug 13, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Supreme Court Historical Society - Earl Warren. | May 07, 2025 | ||
| Article updated and photograph added. | Mar 14, 2025 | ||
| Add new Web site: Scholarship at Vanderbilt Law - Earl Warren: The Judge Who Changed America. By Jack Harrison Pollack. | Nov 22, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Yale Law School Legal Scholarship Repository - The Legacy of Earl Warren. | Aug 16, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: Justia - Earl Warren Court (1953-1969). | Jul 04, 2024 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 15, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: University of Michigan Law School Scholarship Repository - How Earl Warren's Twenty-Two Years in Law Enforcement Affected His Work as Chief Justice. | Mar 08, 2024 | ||
| Add new Web site: CORE - Earl Warren, the 'Warren Court,' and the Warren Myths. | Jan 11, 2024 | ||
| Links and photo added. | May 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Governor's Gallery - Earl Warren. | Feb 10, 2023 | ||
| Add new Web site: Densho Encyclopedia - Biography of Earl Warren. | Dec 30, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: California Museum - Biography of Earl Warren. | Apr 20, 2022 | ||
| Add new Web site: Free Speech Center - Earl Warren. | Feb 04, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: UC San Diego - Earl Warren College - Biography of Earl Warren. | Feb 04, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Supreme Court Historical Society - Biography of Earl Warren. | Feb 13, 2014 | ||
| Add new Web site: United States Supreme Court Media Oyez - Biography of Earl Warren. | Feb 15, 2013 | ||
| Add new Web site: Public Broadcasting Service - Biography of Earl Warren. | Feb 15, 2013 | ||
| Added new Web site: Spartacus Educational - Biography of Earl Warren. | May 05, 2009 | ||
| Bibliography revised. | Feb 02, 2007 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Feb 02, 2007 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |