The Court Years, 1939-1975: The Autobiography of William O. Douglas
- ISBN-10
- 0394749022
- ISBN-13
- 9780394749020
- Category
- Judges
- Pages
- 434
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1981
- Publisher
- Vintage Books USA
- Author
- William Orville Douglas
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... he had changed his mind and written a short concurrence , which , if it had happened earlier , would have made Brennan's long , scholarly but tedious opinion unnecessary . Baker v . Carr came down six to two ( Charles E. Whittaker ...
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