The Burger Court : counter-revolution or confirmation?
This volume provides an overview and evaluation of Chief Justice Burger and the Court he led from 1969-1987. Consisting of original papers written for the Burger Court Conference, the contributors include such scholars as Derrick Bell, Anthony Lewis and Robert Drinan. The book covers many controversial legal issues including racial segregation, prayer in school, abortion and the rights of criminals
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9781429415828, 9781280530043, 9780195352733, 1429415827, 1280530049, 0195352734
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Print version:
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
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