Burger, Warren Earl
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Burger, Warren Earl (b. 17 Sept. 1907, d. 25 June 1995). Chief Justice of US Supreme Court 1969–86 Born in St Paul, Minnesota, he initially sold insurance during the day and studied law at night school. He went on to teach and practise law until appointed assistant US Attorney-General by
Eisenhower in 1953. In 1956 he became a Federal Appeal Court Justice and developed a reputation as hard-line on crime, which led Richard
Nixon to nominate him Chief Justice of the
Supreme Court in 1969, upon the retirement of Earl
Warren. Despite his conservative image, he disappointed many on the right by consolidating Warren's court initiatives and opening the law to issues such as
abortion, gender discrimination,
affirmative action, and welfare rights. His opinion in
United States v.
Nixon forced
Nixon to hand over tape recordings to congressional investigators in the
Watergate scandal. This incriminating evidence ultimately forced the President to resign.
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Warren Earl Burger
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/27/1995; 620 words
; ...deeply regretted his appointment of Earl Warren to be Chief Justice of the United...about his subsequent choice of Warren Burger for that same job, he must have...age of 87, neither turned the Warren court around nor adopted in its...
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Obituary: Warren Burger
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 6/27/1995; ; 700+ words
; Warren Earl Burger, lawyer: born St...v Wade. If Warren Burger never moved as far...break with the past. Earl Warren had served...administration, and of the Warren court, were being...In particular, the Warren court had distinguished...
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Warren Burger.(former chief justice of the Supreme Court)(Obituary)
Magazine article from: The Economist (US); 7/8/1995; 700+ words
; WHEN Richard Nixon appointed Warren Burger as America's chief justice in 1969, his intention...Supreme Court under Mr Burger's predecessor, Earl Warren. Mr Warren's court had taken an active role in promoting...
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Warren Burger in perspective.
Magazine article from: Trial; 8/1/1995; ; 700+ words
; Warren Burger's 17 years as chief justice - the longest...announced the retirement of Chief Justice Earl Warren. Johnson's nomination of Abe Fortas to succeed Warren was defeated by a Senate filibuster...
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WARREN BURGER'S LEGACY CHIEF JUSTICE'S COURT EXPANDED RIGHTS OF WOMEN, MINORITIES, NOT PRESIDENTS
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 6/27/1995; 543 words
; PHOTO - WARREN BURGER THIS ELECTRONIC VERSION MAY DIFFER SLIGHTLY...OUR VIEWS History's assessment of Warren Burger depends on the perspective...landmark societal changes reached when Earl Warren was chief justice. Appointed by Richard...
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Ex-Chief Justice Warren Burger Dead at Age 87; Court Helped Define Major Social Changes
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 6/26/1995; ; 700+ words
; Warren E. Burger, who was chief justice of the United...who became chief when Chief Justice Earl Warren retired, served longer than any chief...heavily influenced by holdovers from Warren's tenure. William J. Brennan Jr...
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Warren? Or Burger? A Matter of Judgment.
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...Miers is Warren E. Burger. But just how quickly...to him simply as "Warren" is now a matter of...first calling him "Warren." In identical accounts...clarify whether she meant Warren Burger or the late Chief Justice Earl Warren, a liberal...
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CELEBRATING LAW BURGER AND HIS CONSTITUTIONAL PASSION.(Main)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 12/14/1986; 700+ words
; ...the United States for 17 years, Warren Earl Burger was harshly criticized but, for...by the late Chief Justice Earl Warren after he retired and gave way in...controversial liberal doctrines of the Warren Court. It was, as one legal scholar...
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Justice Burger a real reformer
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 6/19/1986; ; 690 words
; ...to talk about his nomination of Warren Earl Burger to become chief justice of the...interpreted," Nixon said. "Judge Burger is a strict constructionist." Nixon said he had read some of Burger's opinions and speeches as a...
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A turn to the right by the Burger Court. (Warren Burger)
Magazine article from: U.S. News & World Report; 7/16/1984; ; 700+ words
; ...new. For most of Chief Justice Warren Burger's 15-year tenure, the approach...little from that prevailing under Earl Warren, the liberal activist who led the Court from 1953 to 1969. The Warren years were known for decisions...
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Burger, Warren Earl
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law
BURGER, WARREN EARL Warren Earl Burger was a self-made man who...freedom to listen." — Warren Burger Burger served on the D.C. Circuit...Court. In choosing Burger to replace earl warren, Nixon was fulfilling a campaign promise...
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Warren Earl Burger
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Warren Earl Burger 1907-95, American jurist, fifteenth Chief Justice of the United...reversing the liberal decisions of the court headed by his predecessor Earl Warren . He was a consistent advocate for administrative reform in the court...
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Burger, Warren
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...goal was appointing Burger to succeed Earl Warren (1891 – 1974...decisions that went against Warren court rulings. In Harris...used in court cases. Burger also helped give new...liberties claims than Earl Warren had been. Despite having...
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Warren E. Burger
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Warren E. Burger As Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1969-1986), Warren E. Burger (born 1907) was tough...toward that goal was appointing Warren E. Burger to succeed Earl Warren as chief justice. Liberals worried...
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Warren, Earl 1891-1974
Book article from: American Decades
WARREN, EARL 1891-1974 CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE U.S. SUPREME COURT A Revolution...retire until after Nixon's election. President Nixon appointed Warren E. Burger as Warren's successor, and the Senate confirmed Burger overw
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