Episode Detail: Jim Newton: Justice for All: Earl Warren and the Nation He Made - History on Book TV
Jim Newton (“Justice for All”) discusses Earl Warren, whose 1953-1969 tenure as Supreme Court chief justice included such landmark cases as Brown v. Board of Education, which struck down segregation; Griswold v. Connecticut, which created zones of privacy; and Engel v. Vitale, which outlawed prayer in public schools. Also discussed: Warren's years as attorney general and governor of California.