Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait of the Distinguished Chief Justice
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| Rating | : | 4.71 (695 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1476746435 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-07 |
| Language | : | English |
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But in a vignette recounted by Obermayer, Rehnquist sounds like a pretty good guy to pop a brew and watch a football game with. All Rights Reserved. The justices would change the oral argument format so that at the end of each half hour of oral argument, there would be a fifteen-minute break so the Court's John Madden would have time for a chalkboard analysis of the attorney's argument and the justices' queries." Not surprisingly in the light of riffs such as those, the Rehnquist court defended itself against TV coverage, and so far the Roberts court has held the line, too. " 'Instant replay' would make Supreme Court viewing hugely popular," Obermayer writes of their fantasizing, "and several justices would become folk heroes and superstars. . This is just what he and Obermayer were doing when the subject of TV coverage of arguments before the court came up. Rehnquist could seem forbidd
Leslie D. Simon said Rehnquist: A Personal Portrait. This personal memoir of Chief Justice Rehnquist reveals a side of the former Chief Justice that could only have been known to his family and his colleagues on the Court. Obermayer's long friendship with "The Chief," from their tennis days until Justice Rehnquist's debilitating illness, provides the platform for an examination of his personality and character that illuminates his judicial career. By the end of th. Ronald H. Clark said A Unique Look at the Chief. There are many fine studies of the Rehnquist Court that have emerged since his death in "A Unique Look at the Chief" according to Ronald H. Clark. There are many fine studies of the Rehnquist Court that have emerged since his death in 2005. What we don't have is a full-scale comprehensive biography such as that recently published by Melvin Urofsky on Justice Brandeis (reviewed on Amazon). By comprehensive I mean a study both of the subject as a Justice as well as a private individual. Given that only Rehnquist's papers through 197A Unique Look at the Chief Ronald H. Clark There are many fine studies of the Rehnquist Court that have emerged since his death in 2005. What we don't have is a full-scale comprehensive biography such as that recently published by Melvin Urofsky on Justice Brandeis (reviewed on Amazon). By comprehensive I mean a study both of the subject as a Justice as well as a private individual. Given that only Rehnquist's papers through 1974 have been released by th. have been released by th. 005. What we don't have is a full-scale comprehensive biography such as that recently published by Melvin Urofsky on Justice Brandeis (reviewed on Amazon). By comprehensive I mean a study both of the subject as a Justice as well as a private individual. Given that only Rehnquist's papers through 197A Unique Look at the Chief Ronald H. Clark There are many fine studies of the Rehnquist Court that have emerged since his death in 2005. What we don't have is a full-scale comprehensive biography such as that recently published by Melvin Urofsky on Justice Brandeis (reviewed on Amazon). By comprehensive I mean a study both of the subject as a Justice as well as a private individual. Given that only Rehnquist's papers through 1974 have been released by th. have been released by th. Midwest Book Review said A powerful recommendation for any political science collection. REHNQUIST: A PERSONAL PORTRAIT OF THE DISTINGUISHED CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE UNITED STATES is a pick for any library strong in biographical sketches of political figures. It provides a personal account of the Supreme Court justice and his strong political positions on various issues, surveying his impact throughout his reign and considering his private life as well - a closely guarded secret. The author's nineteen-y
Wade, and his strongly stated positions on issues as various as freedom of the press, school prayer, and civil rights, would guarantee his memory on their own. His dissenting opinion in Roe v. Bush the victor in the presidential election of 2000. "This book is a final act of posthumous loyalty. Chiefly, though, William Rehnquist will always be remembered for his highly visible role in two of the most important and contentious political events of recent American history: the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton in 1999 and the Supreme Court's decision that made George W. Without it, history will have an incomplete -- and I believe unbalanced -- picture of the remarkable man who was the sixteenth chief justice of the United States, a man I was proud to call my friend."• • • The impact of Chief Justice William Rehnquist -- who served as a Supreme Court justice for a third of a century and headed the federal judiciary under four presidents -- cannot be overstated. And while his judicial opinions often inflamed passions and aroused both ire and praise, they were rarely personal. The underlying quirks, foibles, and eccentricities of the man were always under wraps. Despite his importance as a public figure, however, William Rehnquist scrupulously preserved his private life. Obermayer has broken that silence in a memoir of their nineteen-year friendship that is both factually detailed and intensely moving, his own personal tribut