Books
Brownell’s Departure
– New Republic (November 11, 1957).Review of “Mr. Baruch”
– Yale Law Journal 67 (1958).Book Review of Mr. Baruch, by Margaret L. Coit (1957).
The Court: An Indictment Analyzed
– New York Times Magazine (April 27, 1958).Abstract: The American people have always had a consuming and not very sympathetic curiosity about confidential advisers to their high officers of government. The real or supposed influence… More
Inexplicable Document
– New Republic (September 29, 1958).Congressional Review of Passport Policy
– New Republic (December 29, 1958).Robert F. Kennedy: The Case against Him for Attorney General
– New Republic (January 9, 1961).Communist Cases
– New Republic (June 19, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics
– Yale University Press, 1963.“This classic book on the role of the United States Supreme Court traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Alexander Bickel begins… More
Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Bobby Baker’s Silence: Back to the Fifth
– New Republic (March 21, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Barry Fights the Court
– New Republic (October 10, 1964).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
The Voting Rights Bill Is Tough
– New Republic (April 3, 1965).Congress and the Poll Tax
– New Republic (April 24, 1965).Amending the Voting Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 1, 1965).Voting Rights Bill–Third Edition
– New Republic (May 22, 1965).Liberals and John Lindsay
– New Republic (July 3, 1965).House and Senate Voting Bills
– New Republic (July 24, 1965).Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).Is the Warren Court Too “Political”?
– New York Times Magazine (September 25, 1966).Excerpt: Earl Warren became Chief Justice of the United States on Oct. 5, 1953, by appointment of President Eisenhower. It was a sudden succession. Chief Justice Warren’s predecessor,… More
The Case for the Electoral College
– New Republic (January 28, 1967).Law and Prudence in the Powell Case
– New Republic (February 25, 1967).Antitrust Slowdown?
– New Republic (May 20, 1967).The New Age of Political Reform: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1968.“This is the great merit of Professor Bickel’s book. He is not halted, or satisfied, simply by a call for what is termed ‘electoral reform.’ He insists on looking to… More
The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Senate Judiciary’s Abominable Crime Bill
– New Republic (May 25, 1968).Crime, the Courts, and the Old Nixon
– New Republic (June 15, 1968).The Kennedy Cause
– New Republic (July 20, 1968).Fortas, Johnson, and the Senate
– New Republic (September 28, 1968).Is Electoral Reform the Answer?
– Commentary (December 1968).Excerpt: For the first time since the Progressive era of sixty years ago, the American political system may be at a point of significant mutation. The Progressive era gave us women’s… More
Wait a Minute!
– New Republic (May 10, 1969).Does It Stand Up?
– New Republic (November 1, 1969).Review of “Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America”
– New Republic (April 18, 1970).Book Review of Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America, by Richard Harris (1970).
Judging the Chicago Trial
– Commentary (January 1971).Excerpt: Julius Hoffman, Thomas Foran, William Kunstler, Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin—these are, like Spiro Agnew, household names we… More
Reform and Continuity: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1971.“Reform and Continuity . . . is a . . . text that deals with reform of the electoral college and the presidential nominating conventions, with concluding remarks on the judicial… More
Commentary
– In Federal Regulation of Campaign Finance: Some Constitutional Questions, by Albert J. Rosenthal. Citizen's Research Foundation (1972).The Need for a War-Powers Bill
– New Republic (January 22, 1972).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Will the Democrats Survive Miami?
– New Republic (July 15, 1972).The Tapes, Cox, Nixon
– New Republic (September 29, 1973).What Now?
– New Republic (November 3, 1973).Impeachment
– New Republic (November 10, 1973).Watergate and the Legal Order
– Commentary (January 1974).Excerpt: Months ago, when the scandals of the Nixon administration were fewer and relatively simpler, there was some self-serving talk of a commonalty of error among the Watergate… More
Commentary
– In Watergate, Politics, and the Legal Process. American Enterprise Institute (1974).On Mr. Jaworski’s Quarrel with Mr. Nixon
– New York Times (May 23, 1974).Excerpt: Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski’s complaint to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the White House is threatening his independence naturally reminds everyone of the quarrel… More
How Might Mr. Nixon Defend Himself?
– New Republic (June 1, 1974).Should Rodino Go to Court?
– New Republic (June 8, 1974).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Essays
Brownell’s Departure
– New Republic (November 11, 1957).Review of “Mr. Baruch”
– Yale Law Journal 67 (1958).Book Review of Mr. Baruch, by Margaret L. Coit (1957).
The Court: An Indictment Analyzed
– New York Times Magazine (April 27, 1958).Abstract: The American people have always had a consuming and not very sympathetic curiosity about confidential advisers to their high officers of government. The real or supposed influence… More
Inexplicable Document
– New Republic (September 29, 1958).Congressional Review of Passport Policy
– New Republic (December 29, 1958).Robert F. Kennedy: The Case against Him for Attorney General
– New Republic (January 9, 1961).Communist Cases
– New Republic (June 19, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics
– Yale University Press, 1963.“This classic book on the role of the United States Supreme Court traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Alexander Bickel begins… More
Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Bobby Baker’s Silence: Back to the Fifth
– New Republic (March 21, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Barry Fights the Court
– New Republic (October 10, 1964).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
The Voting Rights Bill Is Tough
– New Republic (April 3, 1965).Congress and the Poll Tax
– New Republic (April 24, 1965).Amending the Voting Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 1, 1965).Voting Rights Bill–Third Edition
– New Republic (May 22, 1965).Liberals and John Lindsay
– New Republic (July 3, 1965).House and Senate Voting Bills
– New Republic (July 24, 1965).Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).Is the Warren Court Too “Political”?
– New York Times Magazine (September 25, 1966).Excerpt: Earl Warren became Chief Justice of the United States on Oct. 5, 1953, by appointment of President Eisenhower. It was a sudden succession. Chief Justice Warren’s predecessor,… More
The Case for the Electoral College
– New Republic (January 28, 1967).Law and Prudence in the Powell Case
– New Republic (February 25, 1967).Antitrust Slowdown?
– New Republic (May 20, 1967).The New Age of Political Reform: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1968.“This is the great merit of Professor Bickel’s book. He is not halted, or satisfied, simply by a call for what is termed ‘electoral reform.’ He insists on looking to… More
The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Senate Judiciary’s Abominable Crime Bill
– New Republic (May 25, 1968).Crime, the Courts, and the Old Nixon
– New Republic (June 15, 1968).The Kennedy Cause
– New Republic (July 20, 1968).Fortas, Johnson, and the Senate
– New Republic (September 28, 1968).Is Electoral Reform the Answer?
– Commentary (December 1968).Excerpt: For the first time since the Progressive era of sixty years ago, the American political system may be at a point of significant mutation. The Progressive era gave us women’s… More
Wait a Minute!
– New Republic (May 10, 1969).Does It Stand Up?
– New Republic (November 1, 1969).Review of “Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America”
– New Republic (April 18, 1970).Book Review of Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America, by Richard Harris (1970).
Judging the Chicago Trial
– Commentary (January 1971).Excerpt: Julius Hoffman, Thomas Foran, William Kunstler, Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin—these are, like Spiro Agnew, household names we… More
Reform and Continuity: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1971.“Reform and Continuity . . . is a . . . text that deals with reform of the electoral college and the presidential nominating conventions, with concluding remarks on the judicial… More
Commentary
– In Federal Regulation of Campaign Finance: Some Constitutional Questions, by Albert J. Rosenthal. Citizen's Research Foundation (1972).The Need for a War-Powers Bill
– New Republic (January 22, 1972).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Will the Democrats Survive Miami?
– New Republic (July 15, 1972).The Tapes, Cox, Nixon
– New Republic (September 29, 1973).What Now?
– New Republic (November 3, 1973).Impeachment
– New Republic (November 10, 1973).Watergate and the Legal Order
– Commentary (January 1974).Excerpt: Months ago, when the scandals of the Nixon administration were fewer and relatively simpler, there was some self-serving talk of a commonalty of error among the Watergate… More
Commentary
– In Watergate, Politics, and the Legal Process. American Enterprise Institute (1974).On Mr. Jaworski’s Quarrel with Mr. Nixon
– New York Times (May 23, 1974).Excerpt: Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski’s complaint to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the White House is threatening his independence naturally reminds everyone of the quarrel… More
How Might Mr. Nixon Defend Himself?
– New Republic (June 1, 1974).Should Rodino Go to Court?
– New Republic (June 8, 1974).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Commentary
Brownell’s Departure
– New Republic (November 11, 1957).Review of “Mr. Baruch”
– Yale Law Journal 67 (1958).Book Review of Mr. Baruch, by Margaret L. Coit (1957).
The Court: An Indictment Analyzed
– New York Times Magazine (April 27, 1958).Abstract: The American people have always had a consuming and not very sympathetic curiosity about confidential advisers to their high officers of government. The real or supposed influence… More
Inexplicable Document
– New Republic (September 29, 1958).Congressional Review of Passport Policy
– New Republic (December 29, 1958).Robert F. Kennedy: The Case against Him for Attorney General
– New Republic (January 9, 1961).Communist Cases
– New Republic (June 19, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics
– Yale University Press, 1963.“This classic book on the role of the United States Supreme Court traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Alexander Bickel begins… More
Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Bobby Baker’s Silence: Back to the Fifth
– New Republic (March 21, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Barry Fights the Court
– New Republic (October 10, 1964).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
The Voting Rights Bill Is Tough
– New Republic (April 3, 1965).Congress and the Poll Tax
– New Republic (April 24, 1965).Amending the Voting Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 1, 1965).Voting Rights Bill–Third Edition
– New Republic (May 22, 1965).Liberals and John Lindsay
– New Republic (July 3, 1965).House and Senate Voting Bills
– New Republic (July 24, 1965).Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).Is the Warren Court Too “Political”?
– New York Times Magazine (September 25, 1966).Excerpt: Earl Warren became Chief Justice of the United States on Oct. 5, 1953, by appointment of President Eisenhower. It was a sudden succession. Chief Justice Warren’s predecessor,… More
The Case for the Electoral College
– New Republic (January 28, 1967).Law and Prudence in the Powell Case
– New Republic (February 25, 1967).Antitrust Slowdown?
– New Republic (May 20, 1967).The New Age of Political Reform: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1968.“This is the great merit of Professor Bickel’s book. He is not halted, or satisfied, simply by a call for what is termed ‘electoral reform.’ He insists on looking to… More
The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Senate Judiciary’s Abominable Crime Bill
– New Republic (May 25, 1968).Crime, the Courts, and the Old Nixon
– New Republic (June 15, 1968).The Kennedy Cause
– New Republic (July 20, 1968).Fortas, Johnson, and the Senate
– New Republic (September 28, 1968).Is Electoral Reform the Answer?
– Commentary (December 1968).Excerpt: For the first time since the Progressive era of sixty years ago, the American political system may be at a point of significant mutation. The Progressive era gave us women’s… More
Wait a Minute!
– New Republic (May 10, 1969).Does It Stand Up?
– New Republic (November 1, 1969).Review of “Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America”
– New Republic (April 18, 1970).Book Review of Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America, by Richard Harris (1970).
Judging the Chicago Trial
– Commentary (January 1971).Excerpt: Julius Hoffman, Thomas Foran, William Kunstler, Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin—these are, like Spiro Agnew, household names we… More
Reform and Continuity: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1971.“Reform and Continuity . . . is a . . . text that deals with reform of the electoral college and the presidential nominating conventions, with concluding remarks on the judicial… More
Commentary
– In Federal Regulation of Campaign Finance: Some Constitutional Questions, by Albert J. Rosenthal. Citizen's Research Foundation (1972).The Need for a War-Powers Bill
– New Republic (January 22, 1972).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Will the Democrats Survive Miami?
– New Republic (July 15, 1972).The Tapes, Cox, Nixon
– New Republic (September 29, 1973).What Now?
– New Republic (November 3, 1973).Impeachment
– New Republic (November 10, 1973).Watergate and the Legal Order
– Commentary (January 1974).Excerpt: Months ago, when the scandals of the Nixon administration were fewer and relatively simpler, there was some self-serving talk of a commonalty of error among the Watergate… More
Commentary
– In Watergate, Politics, and the Legal Process. American Enterprise Institute (1974).On Mr. Jaworski’s Quarrel with Mr. Nixon
– New York Times (May 23, 1974).Excerpt: Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski’s complaint to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the White House is threatening his independence naturally reminds everyone of the quarrel… More
How Might Mr. Nixon Defend Himself?
– New Republic (June 1, 1974).Should Rodino Go to Court?
– New Republic (June 8, 1974).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Multimedia
Brownell’s Departure
– New Republic (November 11, 1957).Review of “Mr. Baruch”
– Yale Law Journal 67 (1958).Book Review of Mr. Baruch, by Margaret L. Coit (1957).
The Court: An Indictment Analyzed
– New York Times Magazine (April 27, 1958).Abstract: The American people have always had a consuming and not very sympathetic curiosity about confidential advisers to their high officers of government. The real or supposed influence… More
Inexplicable Document
– New Republic (September 29, 1958).Congressional Review of Passport Policy
– New Republic (December 29, 1958).Robert F. Kennedy: The Case against Him for Attorney General
– New Republic (January 9, 1961).Communist Cases
– New Republic (June 19, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics
– Yale University Press, 1963.“This classic book on the role of the United States Supreme Court traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Alexander Bickel begins… More
Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Bobby Baker’s Silence: Back to the Fifth
– New Republic (March 21, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Barry Fights the Court
– New Republic (October 10, 1964).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
The Voting Rights Bill Is Tough
– New Republic (April 3, 1965).Congress and the Poll Tax
– New Republic (April 24, 1965).Amending the Voting Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 1, 1965).Voting Rights Bill–Third Edition
– New Republic (May 22, 1965).Liberals and John Lindsay
– New Republic (July 3, 1965).House and Senate Voting Bills
– New Republic (July 24, 1965).Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).Is the Warren Court Too “Political”?
– New York Times Magazine (September 25, 1966).Excerpt: Earl Warren became Chief Justice of the United States on Oct. 5, 1953, by appointment of President Eisenhower. It was a sudden succession. Chief Justice Warren’s predecessor,… More
The Case for the Electoral College
– New Republic (January 28, 1967).Law and Prudence in the Powell Case
– New Republic (February 25, 1967).Antitrust Slowdown?
– New Republic (May 20, 1967).The New Age of Political Reform: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1968.“This is the great merit of Professor Bickel’s book. He is not halted, or satisfied, simply by a call for what is termed ‘electoral reform.’ He insists on looking to… More
The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Senate Judiciary’s Abominable Crime Bill
– New Republic (May 25, 1968).Crime, the Courts, and the Old Nixon
– New Republic (June 15, 1968).The Kennedy Cause
– New Republic (July 20, 1968).Fortas, Johnson, and the Senate
– New Republic (September 28, 1968).Is Electoral Reform the Answer?
– Commentary (December 1968).Excerpt: For the first time since the Progressive era of sixty years ago, the American political system may be at a point of significant mutation. The Progressive era gave us women’s… More
Wait a Minute!
– New Republic (May 10, 1969).Does It Stand Up?
– New Republic (November 1, 1969).Review of “Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America”
– New Republic (April 18, 1970).Book Review of Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America, by Richard Harris (1970).
Judging the Chicago Trial
– Commentary (January 1971).Excerpt: Julius Hoffman, Thomas Foran, William Kunstler, Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin—these are, like Spiro Agnew, household names we… More
Reform and Continuity: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1971.“Reform and Continuity . . . is a . . . text that deals with reform of the electoral college and the presidential nominating conventions, with concluding remarks on the judicial… More
Commentary
– In Federal Regulation of Campaign Finance: Some Constitutional Questions, by Albert J. Rosenthal. Citizen's Research Foundation (1972).The Need for a War-Powers Bill
– New Republic (January 22, 1972).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Will the Democrats Survive Miami?
– New Republic (July 15, 1972).The Tapes, Cox, Nixon
– New Republic (September 29, 1973).What Now?
– New Republic (November 3, 1973).Impeachment
– New Republic (November 10, 1973).Watergate and the Legal Order
– Commentary (January 1974).Excerpt: Months ago, when the scandals of the Nixon administration were fewer and relatively simpler, there was some self-serving talk of a commonalty of error among the Watergate… More
Commentary
– In Watergate, Politics, and the Legal Process. American Enterprise Institute (1974).On Mr. Jaworski’s Quarrel with Mr. Nixon
– New York Times (May 23, 1974).Excerpt: Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski’s complaint to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the White House is threatening his independence naturally reminds everyone of the quarrel… More
How Might Mr. Nixon Defend Himself?
– New Republic (June 1, 1974).Should Rodino Go to Court?
– New Republic (June 8, 1974).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More
Teaching
Brownell’s Departure
– New Republic (November 11, 1957).Review of “Mr. Baruch”
– Yale Law Journal 67 (1958).Book Review of Mr. Baruch, by Margaret L. Coit (1957).
The Court: An Indictment Analyzed
– New York Times Magazine (April 27, 1958).Abstract: The American people have always had a consuming and not very sympathetic curiosity about confidential advisers to their high officers of government. The real or supposed influence… More
Inexplicable Document
– New Republic (September 29, 1958).Congressional Review of Passport Policy
– New Republic (December 29, 1958).Robert F. Kennedy: The Case against Him for Attorney General
– New Republic (January 9, 1961).Communist Cases
– New Republic (June 19, 1961).Civil Rights: The Kennedy Record
– New Republic (December 15, 1962).The Least Dangerous Branch: The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics
– Yale University Press, 1963.“This classic book on the role of the United States Supreme Court traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Alexander Bickel begins… More
Civil Rights Act of 1963
– New Republic (July 6, 1963).Civil Rights and the New Congress
– New Republic (August 3, 1963).Civil Rights as Amended
– New Republic (November 16, 1963).Liberals and Civil Rights
– New Republic (December 28, 1963).Bobby Baker’s Silence: Back to the Fifth
– New Republic (March 21, 1964).After a Civil Rights Act
– New Republic (May 9, 1964).The Meaning of the Civil Rights Act
– In Civil Rights, edited by Grant S. McClellan. Hw Wilson Co. (June 1964).Civil Rights Act of 1964
– Commentary (August 1964).Excerpt: At a news conference in 1962, John F. Kennedy coined the phrase, “sound public constitutional policy.” It was an entirely original conception, a hybrid of constitutional law… More
Barry Fights the Court
– New Republic (October 10, 1964).Politics and the Warren Court
– Joanna Cotler Books, 1965.“For all of the current attacks on the Supreme Court, no sensible critic would argue with the view that our Constitution and courts are basically sound. The crucial issue is whether… More
The Voting Rights Bill Is Tough
– New Republic (April 3, 1965).Congress and the Poll Tax
– New Republic (April 24, 1965).Amending the Voting Rights Bill
– New Republic (May 1, 1965).Voting Rights Bill–Third Edition
– New Republic (May 22, 1965).Liberals and John Lindsay
– New Republic (July 3, 1965).House and Senate Voting Bills
– New Republic (July 24, 1965).Forcing Desegregation through Title VI
– New Republic (April 9, 1966).Is the Warren Court Too “Political”?
– New York Times Magazine (September 25, 1966).Excerpt: Earl Warren became Chief Justice of the United States on Oct. 5, 1953, by appointment of President Eisenhower. It was a sudden succession. Chief Justice Warren’s predecessor,… More
The Case for the Electoral College
– New Republic (January 28, 1967).Law and Prudence in the Powell Case
– New Republic (February 25, 1967).Antitrust Slowdown?
– New Republic (May 20, 1967).The New Age of Political Reform: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1968.“This is the great merit of Professor Bickel’s book. He is not halted, or satisfied, simply by a call for what is termed ‘electoral reform.’ He insists on looking to… More
The Belated Civil Rights Legislation of 1968
– New Republic (March 30, 1968).Senate Judiciary’s Abominable Crime Bill
– New Republic (May 25, 1968).Crime, the Courts, and the Old Nixon
– New Republic (June 15, 1968).The Kennedy Cause
– New Republic (July 20, 1968).Fortas, Johnson, and the Senate
– New Republic (September 28, 1968).Is Electoral Reform the Answer?
– Commentary (December 1968).Excerpt: For the first time since the Progressive era of sixty years ago, the American political system may be at a point of significant mutation. The Progressive era gave us women’s… More
Wait a Minute!
– New Republic (May 10, 1969).Does It Stand Up?
– New Republic (November 1, 1969).Review of “Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America”
– New Republic (April 18, 1970).Book Review of Justice: The Crisis of Law, Order and Freedom in America, by Richard Harris (1970).
Judging the Chicago Trial
– Commentary (January 1971).Excerpt: Julius Hoffman, Thomas Foran, William Kunstler, Tom Hayden, David Dellinger, Rennie Davis, Bobby Seale, Abbie Hoffman, Jerry Rubin—these are, like Spiro Agnew, household names we… More
Reform and Continuity: The Electoral College, the Convention, and the Party System
– Harper & Row, 1971.“Reform and Continuity . . . is a . . . text that deals with reform of the electoral college and the presidential nominating conventions, with concluding remarks on the judicial… More
Commentary
– In Federal Regulation of Campaign Finance: Some Constitutional Questions, by Albert J. Rosenthal. Citizen's Research Foundation (1972).The Need for a War-Powers Bill
– New Republic (January 22, 1972).What’s Wrong with Nixon’s Busing Bills?
– New Republic (April 22, 1972).Will the Democrats Survive Miami?
– New Republic (July 15, 1972).The Tapes, Cox, Nixon
– New Republic (September 29, 1973).What Now?
– New Republic (November 3, 1973).Impeachment
– New Republic (November 10, 1973).Watergate and the Legal Order
– Commentary (January 1974).Excerpt: Months ago, when the scandals of the Nixon administration were fewer and relatively simpler, there was some self-serving talk of a commonalty of error among the Watergate… More
Commentary
– In Watergate, Politics, and the Legal Process. American Enterprise Institute (1974).On Mr. Jaworski’s Quarrel with Mr. Nixon
– New York Times (May 23, 1974).Excerpt: Special prosecutor Leon Jaworski’s complaint to the Senate Judiciary Committee that the White House is threatening his independence naturally reminds everyone of the quarrel… More
How Might Mr. Nixon Defend Himself?
– New Republic (June 1, 1974).Should Rodino Go to Court?
– New Republic (June 8, 1974).The Morality of Consent
– Yale University Press, 1975.Winner of the 1976 Silver Gavel Award of the American Bar Association Chosen as one of the Notable Books of 1975 by the American Library Association “This short but provocative volume . .… More