ided who would write what about it. This section shows right away the manner in which cases were decided and the way the Justices would work to get support for their views.
This first year was also when Nixon was given the chance to fill another seat on the Court with the resignation of a beleaguered Abe Fortas. Nixon first nominated Harold Carswell, who was turned down by the Senate. Harry A. Blackmun was the man named to the seat next, and he was confirmed. He discovered the power of a Justice to block certain actions when Black used his power to stop a move of which he did not approve.
The authors portray Burger as a man concerned about his image and about how he would be viewed when compared to Earl Warren. Busing was the volatile issue facing the Court in its new term. Burger believed in desegregation but saw no rationale for a Court-ordered integration, a distinction he made to his clerks. Black agreed with Burger, though his clerks tried to change his mind and to show him that a desegregation order without busing was meaningle
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