Battleground New Jersey – Vanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice Johnson

Battleground New JerseyVanderbilt, Hague, and Their Fight for Justice\nAuthor(s): Nelson Johnson\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Rutgers University Press, United States\nImprint: Rutgers University Press\nISBN-13: 9780813569727, 978-0813569727\nSynopsis\nNew Jerseys legal system was plagued with injustices from the time the system was established through the mid-twentieth century. In Battleground New Jersey, historian and author of Boardwalk Empire, Nelson Johnson chronicles reforms to the system through the dramatic stories of Arthur T. Vanderbilt-the first chief justice of the states modern-era Supreme Court-and Frank Hague-legendary mayor of Jersey City. Two of the most powerful politicians in twentieth-century America, Vanderbilt and Hague clashed on matters of public policy and over the need to reform New Jerseys antiquated and corrupt court system. Their battles made headlines and eventually led to legal reform, transforming New Jerseys court system into one of the most highly re.