Background
Lurie, Jonathan was born on May 18, 1939 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Reuben and Ethel Lurie.
( In this timely companion volume to Arming Military Just...)
In this timely companion volume to Arming Military Justice (1992), Jonathan Lurie continues the first wide-ranging investigation into the creation, judicial impact, and social meaning of a special civilian court to handle military appeals. Here Lurie tracks the first thirty years of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, from 1951 to 1980, telling how judges struggled to gain legislative goals against a hostile and politically adept military. Beginning with the Court's inception during the Korean War, the author chronicles its advances and setbacks, the new consciousness of individual rights resulting from the civil rights movement, the challenges posed by the war in Vietnam, the subsequent restructuring of the military, and finally, a retrenchment against some of the changes made in the post-Vietnam War period. Lurie pays particular attention to the presidential appointments of judges. He also explores the degree to which military justice should "civilianize" its procedures, the individual rights of service members, the impact on the Court's decisions by the personalities of its judges, and the influence of various pressure groups on the course of military justice. The book implies that the defense establishment--through influence concerning the nomination/screening of new judicial appointments--has the potential to lessen the Court's overall effectiveness as a key interpreter of military justice. The interest of an organized bar involved in military justice and a greater awareness both in law schools and in the general public could, however, benefit the court as contributors of its institutional strength.
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( The Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy examines...)
The Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy examines the workings and legacies of the Supreme Court during the tenure of Chief Justice Salmon Portland Chase. Accompanying an in-depth analysis of the Chase Court's landmark rulings on Civil War and Reconstruction issues that shaped U.S. history—such as military commissions and the status of seceding states—are detailed discussions of the Court's rulings on government-issued paper currency "greenbacks" and the newly ratified 14th Amendment. Salmon Portland Chase's role as the first chief justice to preside over the impeachment of a president is carefully examined. Profiles of the 13 Chase Court justices describe their rise to prominence, controversies surrounding their nominations, work on the court, judicial philosophies, important decisions, and overall impacts.
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( Why must military justice be different from civilian ju...)
Why must military justice be different from civilian justice? How different should it be? And to what extent should it be influenced or administered by civilian participants? These are the broad topics addressed by Jonathan Lurie's comprehensive history of the development of appellate review of military justice in the United States. Predating federal district courts by more than a decade, the courts-martial established by the Continental Congress in 1776 were among the first tribunals authorized by the United States. Lurie tells the story of how Congress finally created a civilian appellate court, the Court of Military Appeals, to sit at the top of this military justice system. Why it chose to do so in 1950, with the enactment of the Uniform Code of Military Justice, rather than at an earlier date, is a central theme of his book. Drawing from original sources never before utilized in such a work, Lurie focuses on the political dynamics of the major reforms of military justice that followed World War I and World War II. Other background chapters, however, discuss several earlier episodes that demonstrate tension between civil and military justice. One involved the irascible Andrew Jackson and the legal problems resulting from his enforcement of martial law in New Orleans; a second, the court-martial and execution at sea of three Navy crewmen, among whom was the son of the then Secretary of War! A companion volume will treat the legal history of the Court of Military Appeals from 1951 to approximately 1980.
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Lurie, Jonathan was born on May 18, 1939 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Reuben and Ethel Lurie.
AB, Harvard College, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1961. Master of Arts in Teaching, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1962. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, Madison, 1969.
Teacher Oak Parkand River Forest High School, Illinois, 1962—1965. Instructor Rutgers University, Newark, 1969—1970, assistant professor, 1970—1976, professor, since 1985. Visiting liberal arts fellow in law and history Harvard Law School, Cambridge, 1973—1974.
Visiting professor law United States Military Academy, West Point, New York, 1994—1995. Fulbright senior specialist Uppsala Law School, Sweden, 2005.
( Why must military justice be different from civilian ju...)
( In this timely companion volume to Arming Military Just...)
( The Chase Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy examines...)
Member of American History Association, Organization American Historians, American Society for Legal History.
Married Maxine Neustadt, August 11, 1968. Children: Daniel, Deborah Silbergleit, David.