Justice Lewis F. Powell, Jr. / John C. Jeffries, Jr.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jeffries, John C., Jr., 1948-
Language:English
Published: New York : Fordham University Press, 2001.
Subjects:
Powell, Lewis F., > Jr., > 1907-1998.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Powell, Lewis F.
Genre:
Biography.
Physical Description:xiv, 690 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The reluctant justice
  • Early life
  • Young professional
  • Wartime
  • Ultra secret
  • Rising star
  • A hard-line moderate
  • National citizen, 1955-1971
  • Appointment
  • The Supreme Court
  • Race and the public schools
  • Abortion
  • The Nixon tapes case
  • Crime and death
  • Bakke and beyond
  • Changing times
  • A sense of duty.