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The partisan : the life of William Rehnquist / John A. Jenkins.
Van Pelt Library KF8745.R44 J46 2012
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Jenkins, John A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rehnquist, William H., 1924-2005.
- Rehnquist, William H.
- United States. Supreme Court.
- Judges--United States--Biography.
- Judges.
- History.
- United States.
- United States. Supreme Court--Officials and employees--Biography.
- United States. Supreme Court--History.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Physical Description:
- xxi, 330 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York : PublicAffairs, [2012]
- Summary:
- "Description to come"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- 1 Shorewood 1
- 2 A Change of Name and Place 7
- 3 "Hate Black" 13
- 4 Basic Moral Rights 19
- 5 On to Washington 27
- 6 An "Unhumanitarian Position," and Other Memos 33
- 7 "Like a Bunch of Old Women" 45
- 8 Hanging Judge 49
- 9 Rugged Libertarianism 59
- 10 "What the Court Really Needs Is a Chief Justice" 65
- 11 Cowboys in Washington 75
- 12 Changes on the Court 89
- 13 Southern Strategy 95
- 14 Two More Vacancies 103
- 15 "You Might Consider Bill Rehnquist" 111
- 16 "What Now, Hon. W. H. Rehnquist?" 131
- 17 Roe v. Wade 137
- 18 "The Better Point of View" 149
- 19 Lone Dissenter 163
- 20 Bored at the Court 169
- 21 An Aspiring Novelist 177
- 22 Code Pink 189
- 23 A Betting Man 197
- 24 "Bizarre Ideas and Outrageous Thoughts" 203
- 25 Bicentennial Bombshell 209
- 26 A Score to Settle 215
- 27 High Expectations 223
- 28 The Brennan Court 229
- 29 Federalism, Occasionally 237
- 30 A Fragile Majority 245
- 31 Solendor of Stripes 253
- 32 Clinton's Trial 257
- 33 "Never Let the War End Until You've Won It" 261.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 315-318) and index.
- ISBN:
- 9781586488871
- 1586488872
- 9781586488888
- 1586488880
- OCLC:
- 778420830
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