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Extraction Summary
6
People
4
Organizations
1
Locations
4
Events
3
Relationships
3
Quotes
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Memoir or biography excerpt
File Size:
2.34 MB
Summary
The author reflects on the profound influence of Judge David Bazelon, emphasizing his role in raising enduring legal questions and shaping the author's critical view of the judiciary. The text compares this experience with the author's subsequent clerkship under Justice Arthur Goldberg during a historically tumultuous period involving the Kennedy assassination, noting that while the Supreme Court work was more high-profile, the time with Bazelon was more educationally significant.
People (6)
| Name | Role | Context |
|---|---|---|
| David Bazelon | ||
| Bill Brennan | ||
| Arthur Goldberg | ||
| President Kennedy | ||
| Lee Harvey Oswald | ||
| Lyndon Johnson |
Organizations (4)
| Name | Type | Context |
|---|---|---|
| US Supreme Court | ||
| District courts | ||
| High Court | ||
| House Oversight Committee |
Timeline (4 events)
President Kennedy was assassinated
Lee Harvey Oswald was killed
Lyndon Johnson ascended to the oval office
David Bazelon's death at age 93
Locations (1)
| Location | Context |
|---|---|
Relationships (3)
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Mentor/Judge to the author (former clerk)
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Closest friend to David Bazelon
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Mentor/Justice to the author (former clerk)
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Key Quotes (3)
"he pricked the conscience of a nation, and he goaded the US Supreme Court into action in several cases"Source
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Quote #1
"The reason for Bazelon’s continuing impact is that his primary role—as he saw it—was to raise enduring questions, not to provide transient, trendy solutions."Source
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Quote #2
"I learned far more during my year on the court of appeals than during my year on the High Court"Source
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Quote #3
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