The Burger Court : counter-revolution or confirmation?
"Warren E. Burger served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 to 1987, an often tumultuous period in which the Court wrestled with several compelling constitutional issues." "An impressive collection of writings by legal scholars and practitioners, including many by people who worked directly or indirectly with the Court itself. The Burger Court: Counter-Revolution or Confirmation? is the first truly systematic review of the Court's activity during Warren Burger's tenure. Such distinguished contributors as Derrick Bell, Robert Drinan, Anthony Lewis, and Mark Tushnet review individual cases and jurisprudential trends in order to render comprehensive judgments of the Court's accomplishments and shortcomings."--Jacket
History
x, 316 pages ; 24 cm
9780195122596, 0195122593
38120617
Introduction / James B. O'Hara
My life on the Court / William J. Brennan, Jr
The players and the play / Robert Henry
The Burger Court's place on the bell curve of racial jurisprudence / Derrick Bell
Women as constitutional equals : the Burger Court's overdue evolution / Stephanie K. Seymour
Liberty and sexuality / David J. Garrow
Freedom of speech / Bernard Schwartz
Freedom of the press / Anthony Lewis
Church and state / Robert F. Drinan, S.J
The Burger Court and criminal justice : a counter-revolution in expectations / Martin H. Belsky
Economic rights / Lino A. Graglia
Federalism / Shirley S. Abrahamson and Thomas N. Hilbink
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and the legal profession / Jerome J. Shestack
The Burger Court in historical perspective : the triumph of country-club Republicanism / Mark Tushnet
A journalist's perspective / Tony Mauro
A public interest lawyer's perspective / Alan B. Morrison
The Court and state constitutional law / Stewart G. Pollock
The Burger Court in action / Bernard Schwartz
International impact / Finn Backer
The Burger Court : a critique / Joseph M. McLaughlin
The legacy of the Burger Court / John J. Gibbons
"Based upon the papers presented at a major conference in 1996 at the University of Tulsa College of Law"--Preface