As Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court (1969-1986), Warren E. Burger (born 1907) was tough on criminal defendants and generally negative toward civil rights and civil liberties claims, but did muc...
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Warren Earl Burger served as Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1969 to 1986. Burger, who had previously served as a federal appellate court judge and as assistant attorney general, was deep...
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Today is Saturday, June 23, the 174th day of 2007. There are 191 days left in the year.Today's Highlight in History:On June 23, 1868, Christopher Latham Sholes received a patent for his "Type-write...
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Columbia University President Lee Bollinger keeps finding himself in the middle of campus turmoil.He enrolled at Columbia's law school in 1968, when the campus was convulsed by anti-war protests. H...
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Warren E. Burger
Warren Earl Burger
Today in history - June 23
