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 Miranda rights when he arrived at the Court in 1975. In examining Justice Stevens?s opinions on these topics as well as others, including capital punishment and right to counsel, the chapters of the book connect his prior experiences with the development of his views on rights in criminal justice. In particular, the book examines his relevant experiences as a law clerk to Justice Wiley Rutledge in the Supreme Court?s 1947 term, a volunteer attorney...
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