Word: fortases
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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As self-serving as his comments may have been, Fortas accurately believed that a battle would have damaged the balance of the three branches of Government. Some in Washington already believed that the Administration had pushed too hard to dislodge Fortas. Philip Kurland, a Supreme Court scholar at the University...
Even without impeachment, the case was certainly tragic. One of the most gifted lawyers of his generation, Fortas in 43 months on the bench had already proved himself an asset to a court that has often been faulted for its unlawyerlike decisions. Though he had been prevented last year from...
Mysteries and paradoxes in the case abounded, but one of the most puzzling aspects was Fortas' concern for what, by his standards, was a relatively small sum of money. Until he went on the bench, he grossed well over $100,000 a year; some estimates go as high as...
Beyond Fortas' personal agony, some saw in him the pathetic symbol of the Johnson years-that perhaps he was even representative of the old liberal era that began with the New Deal. Motivated by unquestioned humanitarian ideals, many such men nevertheless grew so accustomed over 30 years to power...
With Fortas' resignation and the retirement next month of Chief Justice Warren, Nixon will have an unprecedented opportunity to change the court in the first six months of his presidency. At the same time, the near-impeachment has circumscribed his own options, probably ruling out anyone, like Attorney General...