Justice Brennan: liberal champion

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"[This book] is a sweeping and revealing insider look at court history and the life of William Brennan, champion of free speech and public access to information, and widely considered the most influential Supreme Court justice of the twentieth century."--Jacket

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Full title :Justice Brennan : liberal champion / Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel.

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Publication Date:2010.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Place of Publication:Boston, Mass
Language:eng
Publication Date:2010.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xiv, 674 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : : illustrations, portraits

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780547523897, 0547523890
oclc:ocn837691853
LC Classification:KF8745.B68
Dewey Decimal:347.73/2634

Prologue : Last surprise -- Bill's son -- Lawyer -- Ascending the bench -- Ike's mistake -- Joining the court -- Cold War -- Irish or Harvard -- Triumphant -- Disarming the South -- Crime & criticism -- Angering the left -- Passages -- Tumult -- New challenges -- Frustration rising -- Pedestals & cages -- Death & dignity -- Unexpected ally -- Darkest years -- Rebirth -- Twilight -- "So long, Bill."

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Biographies BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Lawyers & … Brennan, William J. collective biographies États-Unis., Supreme Court Judges Judges -- Biography. -- United States Juges -- Biographies. -- États-Unis United States United States., Supreme Court