Rawn James Jr. on The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty

(5/27/21) Perhaps the most overlooked aspect of Harry S. Truman’s presidency is his judicial legacy, with even the finest of Truman biographies neglecting to consider the influence the 33rd president had on the Supreme Court. The Truman Court: Law and the Limits of Loyalty the new book from former Assistant Attorney General for the District of Columbia Rawn James Jr. aims to correct this oversight. Join us for a look at how President Truman reshaped both the ideological and temperamental composition of the Court in ways still unparalleled in US history in this installment of Leonard Lopate at Large on WBAI.