Justice Brennan : liberal champion /

Stern, Seth 1975-

Justice Brennan : liberal champion / Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel. - Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010. - xiv, 674 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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Brennan, William J. 1906-1997.


Judges--United States--Biography.

KF8745.B68 / S839j 2010

347.73/2634 B