John Paul Stevens: Defender of Rights in Criminal Justice

by Christopher E. Smith

Book Overview

This book examines the judicial opinions and criminal justice policy impact of Justice John Paul Stevens, the U.S. Supreme Court's most prolific opinion author during his 35-year career on the nation's highest court. Although Justice Stevens, a Republican appointee of President Gerald Ford, had a professional reputation as a corporate antitrust law attorney, he immediately asserted himself as the Court's foremost advocate of prisoners' rights and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1498523757
• ISBN13: 9781498523752
• Release Date: July 2017
• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Length: 326 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"