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JESSE CARTER - Speeches and Other Writings

Many of Justice Carter's speeches were defenses of his dissents.

DateOccasionLocationTopic or Title 
Undated  "Has the Cause For Constitutional Liberties Become Unpopular? The Role of the Supreme Court" 
UndatedSpeech on the nature of law, given to new members of the Bar   
Undated  "Re Stop Signs on Butterfield Road" 
July, 1936Address Delivered In Supreme Court Of California Welcoming New Members Of The Bar  
September 12, 1939Address On Induction As Associate Justice Of Supreme Court Of California  
October 30, 1950Statement of Justice Jesse W. Carter of the Supreme Court of California Relative to His Refusal to Sign the So-Called State Loyalty Oath  
August 11, 1951Address Delivered Before The National Association Claimants' Compensation Attorneys At Its Annual BanquetSt. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CaliforniaTorts Claims Compensation 
October 16, 1951City Attorneys' Luncheon, "The Claims Statutes" (53rd Annual Conference of League of California Cities) Claims Statutes & Liability 
February 2, 1952Address Delivered Before The American Friends Service Committee, At Their Conference On "Liberty and Loyalty"The California Club, San Francisco, CaliforniaFirst & Fourth Amendment Issues 
February 22, 1953Address Delivered At The Annual Meeting Of The National Lawyers GuildHotel Park Sheraton, New York City, New YorkFirst Amendment, Due Process of Law, other issues 
March 19, 1953Address Delivered Before The Bar Association Of Monterey County At A Dinner MeetingCasa Munras Hotel, Monterey, California"Challenges To Freedom" 
April 12, 1953Telephone InterviewSan Francisco, CAThe Loyalty Oath Statute 
November 10, 1953Letter to Wallace Myers "Statement of Jesse W. Carter in re. sale of five acres of land in the town of Ross..." 
February 10, 1954Address Delivered Before The Lawyers' Club Of San FranciscoThe Comstock Room Of The Palace Hotel, San Francisco, California"Recent Trend In Court Decisions In California" 
February 16, 1954Address Delivered Before The West Lost Angeles University Synagogue ForumThe University High School In Los Angeles, California"The Fifth Amendment To The Constitution Of The United States" 
May 24, 1954Address Delivered At The Westside Jewish Community CenterLos Angeles, California"The Right To Dissent" 
September 29, 1954Address Delivered Before The Bar Association Of Riverside CountyRiverside, California"Will These Decisions Stand?" 
February 24, 1955Address Delivered For the Redding Rotary ClubRedding, CaliforniaOn the 50th Anniversary of Rotary International
February 28, 1956Address Delivered Before The Exchange Club Of San FranciscoSt. Francis Hotel, San Francisco, CaliforniaSearches and Seizures 
June 6, 1956Commencement Exercises Of Golden Gate CollegeThe War Memorial Veterans Building, San Francisco  
October 25, 1956Address Delivered Before The Student Bar Association Of The University Of Santa Clara, College Of LawBergin Hall At The University Of Santa Clara, California"The American System For The Administration Of Justice" 
September 7, 1957Address Delivered At A Seminar For Trade Union Leaders Presented By The Institute Of Industrial Relations Of The University Of CaliforniaThe Sonoma Mission Inn, CaliforniaThe Courts And The Constitution 
October 16, 1957Address Delivered Before The Jewish Professional Men's Club Of Los Angeles "The 170th Anniversary Of The Constitution Of The United States" 
February 11, 1958Address Delivered Before The Bar Association Of Alameda CountyThe Athens Club In Oakland, California"The Chessman Case" 
May 1, 1958Address Delivered Before A Meeting of California Jury Commissioners AssociationIgnacio, California"The American Jury System"
July 25, 1958Address Delivered At Town & GownUniversity Of Southern California Campus, Los Angeles, California"A Great Supreme Court" 
August 19, 1958Address Delivered at the Testimonial Dinner in Honor of Judge Stanley MoskStatler Hotel, Los Angeles, California"The Administration of Justice"
August 20, 1958Address Delivered Before the National Conference of Teamsters LawyersSanta Barbara Biltmore Hotel, California"The American Labor Movement"
November 20, 1958Address Delivered Before The Barristers ClubThe Bar Association, San Francisco, California"What Is Wrong With The Supreme Court Of The United States?" 
November 20, 1958Letter to Wallace Myers, thanking him for his assistance during the episode of "Carter's Dam."  
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