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ROBERT H. JACKSON



ROBERT H. JACKSON:
New Deal Lawyer,
Supreme Court Justice,
Nuremberg Prosecutor

Only one man in history served as United States Solicitor General, Attorney General, and Supreme Court Justice. Yet he never attended college or earned a law degree. In the first biography about Jackson published in fifty years, Jarrow details his journey from rural New York to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's inner circle, the Supreme Court Bench, and the Nuremberg Trial.

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President Roosevelt congratulates Robert Jackson after he took the oath as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, July 11, 1941.
(Library of Congress)

Robert Houghwout Jackson

  • Robert H. Jackson Center, Jamestown, New York www.roberthjackson.org
    Read Jackson’s judicial opinions and articles. Listen to his recorded speeches. Watch interviews with his family, friends, and colleagues.

Roosevelt/Truman/Eisenhower Administrations

  • Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library and Museum, Abilene, Kansas www.eisenhower.utexas.edu
    Library Web sites contain information about each president’s life and administration, including documents, speeches, and photographs. Sites have student sections with additional research sources.

Supreme Court

  • Supreme Court of the United States, Washington, D.C. www.supremecourtus.gov
    Includes history of the Supreme Court, biographies of the justices, information about recent cases and Court procedures. The Court building is open to the public. Take a tour, listen to oral arguments, and watch the justices in action.
  • “The Supreme Court,” PBS series www.pbs.org/wnet/supremecourt
    Features history of the Court and its notable decisions, interviews with justices, and lists of print and online resources.

 


Justice Jackson at his desk, ca. 1945.  
(Library of Congress)

  • Supreme Court Historical Society www.supremecourthistory.org
    Gives overview of the Court’s history and traditions with special sections on landmark cases.
  • U.S. Supreme Court Center www.supreme.justia.com
    Contains the complete text of Supreme Court rulings. Includes links to commentary and blogs about the Court.
  • Oyez Project www.oyez.org
    A multimedia archive of the U.S. Supreme Court. Take a virtual tour of the Supreme Court building. Listen to selected oral arguments.
  • The Brown Foundation www.brownvboard.org
    Features information about the 1954 Brown v. Board of Education decision.

The Nuremberg War Crimes Trial

  • “The Nuremberg Trials,” American Experience www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/nuremberg
    Web site for the PBS program provides timeline, photographs, and lists of World War II books and Web sites.
  • United States Holocaust Memorial Museum, Washington, D.C. www.ushmm.org
    Features extensive information about the Holocaust, including the doctors’ trial at Nuremberg. Lists research sources.
  • International Criminal Court www.icc-cpi.int
    Discusses the ICC’s history, organization, and recent cases.
   

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