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...Supreme Court reversed the ruling, declaring that the debtor should have raised his constitutional claim in the state court. Expanding the doctrine known as "abstention," the court declared that state contempt proceedings, like criminal prosecutions, should be free from federal court interference except in extraordinary circumstances. Justice William J. Brennan Jr. dissented vociferously, saying the court had "embarked on the dangerous course" of condoning widespread violations of civil liberties...
Ironically, Brennan has been the leading national figure encouraging state courts to take over leadership in protecting civil liberties. In a series of articles, dissents and statements, Brennan has urged state courts to find provisions in state constitutions that mandate "higher standards" than Burger Court rulings on individual rights...
...second period saw more of the same. Again, only Dartmouth tallied although Harvard had three of the four power plays in this stanza, including a two-man advantage for 1:08. And as soon as Dartmouth returned to full strength, John Brennan made it 2-0 for the Green...
Surprisingly, Justices William Brennan and Thurgood Marshall, the dissenters in Washington v. Davis, did not quarrel with Justice Powell's interpretation of the Constitution in the Arlington Heights case. They dissented solely on the ground that it should be returned to the lower court to apply that interpretation. Observes Georgetown Law Professor Jerome Shuman: "The new decision continues the shift from judging the effects of discrimination to assessing the intent of the zoning laws, and intent is far more difficult to prove." Adds the director of a fair-housing organization: "The decision raises the standards of proof much higher...
Slowly, progresspvely, Brennan begins to come apart. Having completely lost his confidence in himself and in this confidence game, he becomes almost schizophrenic in his sales pitches, alternating between the most hollow mouthings of salesmen's cliches and bizarre confessions of inferiority to his brother who went to MIT. And as he deteriorates, the other salesmen take their distance from him; they smell the Fear and it makes them uneasy, knowing it may be waiting to claim them in the next city...