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JUSTICE
BRENNAN LIBERAL CHAMPION
SETH STERN and
STEPHEN WERMIEL
h o u g h t o n m i f f l i n h a r c o u rt
b o s t o n n e w y o r k
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isbn 978-0-547-14925-7
1. B, W J. (W J), 19061997.
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Contents
List of Illustrations
Prologue: Last Surprise
PART I : 1906 1956
. B i l l s S o n 3 . L a w y e r 26 . A s c e n d i n g t h e B e n c h 48
PART I I : 19561962
. I k e s M i s t a k e 71 . J o i n i n g t h e C o u r t 96. C ol d War 132 . I r i s h o r H a r va r d 162
PART I I I : 19621969
. T r i u m p h a n t 195 . D i s a r m i n g t h e S o u t h 209
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v C o n t e n t s
. C r i m e & C r i t i c i s m 230 . A n g e r i n g t h e L e t 249 . Pa s s a g e s 276
. Tum ult 296
PART IV: 1969 1982
. N e w C h a l l e n g e s 327 . F r u s t r a t i o n R i s i n g 350 . P e d e s t a l s & C a g e s 385 . D e a t h & D i g n i t y 409
. U n e x p e c t e d A l l y 434 . D a r k e s t Ye a r s 456
PART V: 1983 1997
. R e b i r t h 485 . T w i l i g h t 508 . S o L o n g , B i l l 536
Authors Note 549
Acknowledgments 552
Sources 556
Notes 559
Index 650
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Prologue: Last Surprise
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