The Burger Court and the rise of the judicial right
by Graetz, Michael J. (Author), Greenhouse, Linda (Author)
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"Drawing on the personal papers of justices as well as other archives, a first-of-its-kind book provides a fresh perspective at the Warren Burger Supreme Court, digging down to the roots of its most significant decisions and shows how their legacy affects us today,"--NoveList. Full description
Table of Contents:
- Introduction: A counterrevolution reclaimed
- Part one: Crime. The fall and rise of the death penalty ; Taming the trilogy ; Closing the federal courthouse doors
- Part two: Race. Still separate, still unequal ; Seeking a higher education
- Part three: Social transformation. Privacy at a price ; The rocky road to sex equality ; Expression and repression ; A religious people's court
- Part four: Business. Corporations are people too ; Battling workplace inequality
- Part five: The Presidency. Power and its abuse ; Richard Nixon in Warren Burger's court
- Conclusion: A lasting legacy.