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Justice Brennan : liberal champion

text Justice Brennan : liberal champion

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.

Contents
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... Read more
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Description
xiv, 674 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. ; 24 cm.
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2010

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Woodmere (Main Branch) 921 BRENNAN, WILLIAM J STE in Adult Non-fiction Available

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