The making of a justice reflections on my first 94 years
"A masterful and personal account of life on the Supreme Court that offers a unique understanding of American history from one of the most prominent jurists of our time. When Justice John Paul Stevens retired from the Supreme Court of the United States in 2010, he left a legacy of service unequ...
| Main Author: | Stevens, John Paul, 1920-2019 (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Little, Brown and Company,
2019.
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- My ancestors
- Grammar school
- FDR and Babe Ruth
- The armed robbery
- The World's Fair
- Delavan, Wisconsin
- The University of Chicago
- Joining the Navy
- Naval service on Oahu
- Law school
- Law clerk for Wiley Rutledge
- The Poppenhusen Firm
- The "Celler Committee"
- The 1952 GOP convention
- Rothschild, Stevens & Barry
- Pro bono work
- Teaching antitrust law
- People v. Isaacs
- The Court of Appeals
- Two scandals
- Taking the oath of office
- The Stevens court
- The O'Connor court
- The Scalia court
- The Kennedy court
- The Souter court
- The Thomas court
- The Ginsburg court
- The Breyer court
- The Roberts and Alito courts
- The Sotomayor court
- The Kagan court.