Title: Counsel for the situation : shaping the law to realize America's promise /
Authors: Coleman, William T. 1920-2017.; Bliss, Donald T.
Publisher: Brookings Institution Press,
Year: 2010
Subjects: Coleman, William T.; Lawyers United States Biography; United States Officials and employees Biography.
Contents: Mr. Coleman goes to Washington -- Roots -- Making jewels out of rough diamonds -- Home sweet home -- School days -- Sibling rivalries -- College years -- Harvard law school -- War -- After the war -- Clerking for the good judge -- Justice Frankfurter -- Life at the Supreme Court and in the nation's capitol -- From the ivory tower to the working world -- American history in black and white -- Chipping away at Plessy -- The Brown team -- The city of brotherly love -- Expert in relevance -- The tipping point -- Reargument, December 7, 1953 -- With all deliberate speed -- Enforcing the Court's order -- A lawyer's public service obligation -- Managing the Dilworth litigation department -- The Girard College case -- The legacy of Houston-Hastie-Marshall -- The Nixon years -- Change in course -- Cabinet-style government -- Getting to know the Department of Transportation -- Making transportation policy -- The decisionmaking process -- A time of transition -- The sun also rises in the East -- Building the Washington practice -- The Bob Jones case -- Supreme Court practice -- The Robert Bork hearings -- Is race still relevant? -- Opportunities for public service -- Reflecting on Republicans and race -- Counsel for the situation.