Word: constitutionalized
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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The court that had seemed safely in the hands of activists?or judicial liberals?now seems destined for a somewhat less ambitious role that may last far longer than the Nixon administration. Though there is unlikely to be a sudden shift in direction, the differences could in time be profound...
In Burger's favor, the President said, was his position on crime and the Constitution, his experience as a judge and his ability to lead. Going for him also was the fact that he was not close to the President, either personally or politically. As a result of the Fortas...
Phi Beta Kappa has announced the election of the Junior Twelve of the class of 1970. This is the first year that Phi Beta Kappa has elected 12 instead of 8 juniors. When the chapter's constitution was re-written last year, the Senior Sixteen was also increased, to 24...
In a government under law, Chief Justice John Marshall observed in the early 19th century, a judge must be "perfectly and completely independent, with nothing to influence or control him but God and his conscience." To help protect him from temptation, the framers of the Constitution created a free and...
Shuddering at the prospect of deadlocked elections being settled by Congress, Thomas Jefferson called the Electoral College system "the most dangerous blot on our Constitution." No fewer than 500 attempts have been made to reform the procedure, but none has ever got past Congress. Now it appears that electoral reform...