Background
Charles Lund Black was born on September 22, 1915 in Austin, Texas, United States. He was one of three children of Charles Lunn and Alzada Bowman Black.
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
In 1935 Charles Lund Black received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and Master of Arts degree in 1938.
Yale Law School, New Haven, Connecticut, United States
In 1943 Charles Lund Black obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from Yale Law School.
(Originally published at the height of the Watergate crisi...)
Originally published at the height of the Watergate crisis, Charles Black’s classic Impeachment: A Handbook has long been the premier guide to the subject of presidential impeachment.
https://www.amazon.com/Impeachment-Handbook-Charles-Jr-Black/dp/0300238266/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Impeachment%3A+A+Handbook&qid=1575613677&s=books&sr=1-1
1974
(The power of the courts, and especially of the Supreme Co...)
The power of the courts, and especially of the Supreme Court, is very great in our political system. This power is justified by the public on the ground that the courts decide cases "according to law." On the other hand, much modern thought about law tends to suggest that the concept of "decision according to law" is elusive. In this book, Charles L. Black Jr., Sterling Professor of Law at Yale Law School, explores and illustrates the extent to which "decision according to law" can be understood and attained in our times and with our insights. Professor Black concludes that, while "decision according to law" cannot, in any simple sense, now be wholly understood or attained, it is too important a concept to be given up. The text of this book consists of the Oliver Wendell Holmes Lectures which Professor Black delivered at the Harvard Law School.
https://www.amazon.com/Decision-According-Law-Charles-Black/dp/0393332306/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Decision+According+to+Law&qid=1575613826&s=books&sr=1-1
1981
(One of the most respected scholars of constitutional law ...)
One of the most respected scholars of constitutional law here argues for a national commitment to human rights based on his interpretation of three critical documents: the Declaration of Independence, the Ninth Amendment to the Constitution, and the "citizenship" and "privileges and immunities" clauses of the Fourteenth Amendment. The book presents a powerful case for reviewing and renewing the basis of our most important human rights.
https://www.amazon.com/New-Birth-Freedom-Rights-Unnamed/dp/0300077343/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=A+New+Birth+of+Freedom%3A+Human+Rights&qid=1575614781&s=books&sr=1-1
1997
Charles Lund Black was born on September 22, 1915 in Austin, Texas, United States. He was one of three children of Charles Lunn and Alzada Bowman Black.
In 1931 Charles Lund Black graduated from Austin High School. In 1935 he received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Texas at Austin, and Master of Arts degree in 1938. In 1943 he obtained a Bachelor of Laws degree from Yale Law School.
Charles Lund Black served in the Army Air Corps as a teacher, and after the war practiced law for a year with the New York firm of Davis, Polk, Wardwell, Sunderland & Kiendl. But he preferred teaching, and joined the Columbia law faculty in 1947. He became a full professor in a few years.
In 1956 Black joined the Yale law faculty as its first Henry R. Luce Professor of Jurisprudence. In 1975, he became the Sterling Professor of Law, the Yale school's highest teaching post, and one he held until 1986, when he retired and became the Sterling Professor Emeritus of Law. In 1986 he returned to Columbia Law School and served as adjunct professor of law until 1999.
He wrote more than 20 books and hundreds of articles on constitutional law, admiralty law, capital punishment, the role of the judiciary and other legal subjects.
(One of the most respected scholars of constitutional law ...)
1997(Originally published at the height of the Watergate crisi...)
1974(The power of the courts, and especially of the Supreme Co...)
1981As a liberal Democrat, Charles Lund Black had no sympathy for Richard M. Nixon politically. But in letters to newspapers, he argued against forcing Nixon to surrender tape recordings that implicated him, contending that the balance of federal power might be harmed if the principle of executive privilege was breached. But a judge ruled against Nixon, who resigned in the face of certain impeachment.
Charles Lund Black was a lifelong fan of jazz.
On April 11, 1954 Charles Lund Black, Jr. married Barbara Ann Aronstein. They had three children: Gavin Bingley, David Alan, Robin Elizabeth.