In the early 19th century, when the United States had not yet enforced the Bill of Rights in all states, Earl Warren grew up witnessing the injustices of crime and the court system on individual’s rights. From the time he was just a college student working in a law office in Berkeley to advancing his career as Chief Justice of the U.S Supreme Court, he envisioned a nation in which everyone was treated equal under the law. Having a more realistic philosophy of the law, Warren often went against the majority and was quick to put to action his leadership abilities in cases having to deal with individual’s rights. Warren stressed the importance of protecting individual’s civil rights and liberties by diminishing racial segregation and injustices of the court system.

Warren’s experiences with crime in his young adulthood influenced many of the decisions he made during his 16-year term. He was very dedicated …show more content…
Many were removed from the West Coast and had to leave their homes, but he believed the decision he made was to ensure national security. Even after every difficult case, he still vowed to continue to protect the racial and political minorities. He pushed for the one-person-one-vote reappointment ruling even though he was harshly criticised by constitutional scholars as a usurpation of states’ rights, but that showed how committed he was to protected individual rights and pushing for a unified judiciary (Goodman). He responded by saying, “Legislators represent people, not trees or acres” (Goodman). He was not scared to voice his opinions on the inequalities of power within the government system. Seeing first hand how those with power abuse their authority, Warren used his position to make a change for the better. He wanted to implement change towards the interpretation of the Fourth Amendment, which guaranteed all citizens equal protection under the