Revisiting the Burger Court

The Brian Lehrer Show | Jun 17, 2016

The Supreme Court has been on our mind as we await decisions for a few cases that could have significant impact across the US. Linda Greenhouse, former Supreme Court reporter for the New York Times and the author of The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right (Simon & Schuster, 2016) (with Michael Graetz), discusses the Warren Court's sharp rightward turn that set the stage for many recent rulings.

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