Justice Brennan: liberal champion
"[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.
Summary
"[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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- Publication Date:2010.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- Place of Publication:Boston, Mass
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2010.
The Physical Object
- Description:xiv, 674 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : : illustrations, portraits ; : 24 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9780547149257, 0547149255
- oclc:ocn505420635
- LC Classification:KF8745.B68
- Dewey Decimal:347.73/2634
Table of Contents
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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