"Based upon the papers presented at a major conference in 1996 at the University of Tulsa College of Law"--Pref.
Includes bibliographical references.
Introduction / James B. O'Hara -- My life on the Court / William J. Brennan, Jr. -- The players and the play / Robert Henry -- The Burger Court's place on the bell curve of racial jurisprudence / Derrick Bell -- Women as constitutional equals : the Burger Court's overdue evolution / Stephanie K. Seymour -- Liberty and sexuality / David J. Garrow -- Freedom of speech / Bernard Schwartz -- Freedom of the press / Anthony Lewis -- Church and state / Robert F. Drinan, S.J. -- The Burger Court and criminal justice : a counter-revolution in expectations / Martin H. Belsky -- Economic rights / Lino A. Graglia -- Federalism / Shirley S. Abrahamson and Thomas N. Hilbink -- Chief Justice Warren E. Burger and the legal profession / Jerome J. Shestack -- The Burger Court in historical perspective : the triumph of country-club Republicanism / Mark Tushnet -- A journalist's perspective / Tony Mauro -- A public interest lawyer's perspective / Alan B. Morrison -- The Court and state constitutional law / Stewart G. Pollock -- The Burger Court in action / Bernard Schwartz -- International impact / Finn Backer -- The Burger Court : a critique / Joseph M. McLaughlin -- The legacy of the Burger Court / John J. Gibbons