Intellectual Maturation and Ideological Legacy of William Rehnquist

This book explores the pivotal career and judiciallegacy of William Rehnquist (1924-2005). Withthe political polarization and controversial casesswirling around the Supreme Court in recent years,understanding the development of Rehnquist iscritical to anyone seeking to learn about modernjudicial conservatism and its origins. While the lastseveral years have marked perhaps the height ofjudicial conservatism, the movement s origins liewith William Rehnquist. This fascinating book by a remarkably talentedyoung scholar provides an illuminating andengaging history of Justice Rehnquist s entireintellectual life. A scholarly work but also anentertaining read, the book is a unique biographyof William Rehnquist as well as a concise historyof the Supreme Court during his time. - Theodore W. RugerJohn H. Chestnut Professorof Law and Former Dean,University of Pennsylvania Law School