Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion
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| Rating | : | 4.96 (747 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0700619127 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 688 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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"Those who want to understand the glory and contradictions of a true progressive jurist should buy this first full-length biography. The authors proportion it nicely, interweaving biography, case histories, and details of Brennan's tactical moves into an enjoyable narrative."- --The Nation"Impressively evenhanded and down-the-middle-no easy achievement."- --National Review. In it, the authors take us behind Brennan's leprechaun image to show the pain and ambivalence that marked this outwardly joyous Justice's career."- --The Atlantic"An indispensable new biography and major contribution to the history of the Supreme Court
For many years he covered the Supreme Court for the Wall Street Journal and currently writes a biweekly column for SCOTUSblog. Tephen Wermiel teaches constitutional law and a seminar on the Supreme Court at American University s Washington College of Law. Seth Stern, a graduate of Harvard Law School, is an assistant managing editor at Bloomberg BNA and former reporter for Bloomberg News,
But they also provide more intimate glimpses of Brennan's surprising refusal to hire female clerks, even as he wrote groundbreaking opinions relating to women's rights; the complex tension between his commitment to law and his Catholic beliefs; and new details on his unprecedented working relationship with Chief Justice Earl Warren.Drawing upon Wermiel's rare access to the Brennan case histories, half of which will not be released to the public until 2017, and his more than sixty hours of one-on-one interviews with Justice Brennan himself, the authors have crafted a compelling portrait of a judicial giant, filled with details and insights that will further cement Brennan's reputation as an epic playmaker during the Court's most liberal era."An indispensable new biography and major contribution to the history of the Supreme Court. Wade, a
Thorough, fair, revealing, and strangely gripping Besides the title "Liberal Champion," you'll be wont to find any editorializing - or even any overt judgment - by authors Seth Stern and Stephen Wermiel in Brennan's biography. Instead, the stunning thoroughness of Stern and Wermiel's reporting studiously avoid anything (besides the title) that would tip their hand as to how they feel about Brennan. In fact, so incred