Reason and Passion: Justice Brennan's Enduring Influence

Jacket Description/Back: In this collection, many of Justice Brennan's most distinguished colleagues and observers offer tribute to his far-reaching legacy. Anthony Lewis, Alan Dershowitz, Lani Guinier, Anna Quindlen, David Halberstam, Derrick Bell, and many others - including six Supreme Court justices - describe the opinions and dissents, and struggle and persuasion, that make up Justice Brennan's remarkable career. The sum of these essays is a look at the key issues of our time - civil liberties, race relations, family, privacy, crime, religion, poverty, politics - all of which were impacted by Justice Brennan's presence of the Supreme Court. Publisher Marketing: In this collection, many of Justice Brennan's most distinguished colleagues and observers offer tribute to his far-reaching legacy. Anthony Lewis, Alan Dershowitz, Lani Guinier, Anna Quindlen, David Halberstam, Derrick Bell, and many others - including six Supreme Court justices - describe the opinions and dissents, and struggle and persuasion, that make up Justice Brennan's remarkable career. The sum of these essays is a look at the key issues of our time - civil liberties, race relations, family, privacy, crime, religion, poverty, politics - all of which were impacted by Justice Brennan's presence of the Supreme Court. Review Citations:

Booklist 04/15/1997 pg. 1368 (EAN 9780393041101, Hardcover)

Library Journal 04/15/1997 pg. 99 (EAN 9780393041101, Hardcover)

New York Times 07/06/1997 pg. 19 (EAN 9780393041101, Hardcover)

Publishers Weekly 02/24/1997 pg. 75 (EAN 9780393041101, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Rosenkranz, E Joshua E. Joshua Rosenkranz is director of the Brennan Center for Justice in New York City. Contributor Bio:  Schwartz, Bernard Bernard Schwartz is a professor at the University of Tulsa College of Law.