Turning Right (Magill’s Literary Annual 1991-2005)
At a glance:
- Author: David G. Savage
- First Published: 1992
- Type of Work: Current affairs
- Time of Work: 1986-1991
- Setting: Washington, D.C.
- Principal Characters: William H. Rehnquist, Ronald Reagan, Harry A. Blackmun, William J. Brennan, Jr., Anthony M. Kennedy, Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O’Connor, Antonin Scalia, John Paul Stevens, David H. Souter, Clarence Thomas
- Genres: Nonfiction, Current affairs, Law and jurisprudence
- Subjects: Civil rights, Human rights, Leadership, Individuality, Law or legislation, Conservatism, Courts or courtrooms
- Locales: Washington, D.C.
Journalism and history have converged in diverse and interesting ways in the twentieth century, often at critical junctures in war and economic crisis. In this case, David G. Savage has turned five years of directly observing the United States Supreme Court into a critical, detailed chronicle of the court spanning the first five years of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s leadership, from 1986 to 1991. As Savage was leaving his position as education reporter for the Los Angeles Times in 1986 to become its Washington bureau Supreme Court reporter, a window of opportunity was...
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