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Citizen Justice highlights William O. Douglas’s dual role in fulfilling his constitutional duty as U.S. Supreme Court Justice while advancing his personal passion to serve the public as a citizen advocate for the environment.
List of contents
List of Illustrations
Preface
1. The Man and His Mountains
2. Political Washington—A Long Way from Yakima
3. Douglas and the Conservation Movement Come of Age
4. Taking on the
Washington Post 5. Dissenting on the Road
6. Supreme Advocate—Dissenting in the Corridors of Power
7. America’s Teacher—Writing a New Script for Conservation Action
8. Dissenting on the Court
9. The Trees Are Still Standing—The Backstory of
Sierra Club v. Morton 10. Coming Home—Wilderness Bill Dissenting in His Own Backyard
11. Lessons and Legacies
Acknowledgments
Appendix: Mardy Murie’s Cry Baby Cookies
Notes
Further Reading
Index
About the author
M. Margaret McKeown has served almost twenty-five years as a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, an affiliated scholar at the Center for the American West at Stanford University, and jurist-in-residence at the University of San Diego School of Law. As a former White House Fellow, she served as special assistant at the White House and as special assistant to the Secretary of the Interior. A Wyoming native, she serves on the board of Teton Science Schools and was a member of the first American expedition to Mt. Shishapangma in Tibet.
Summary
Citizen Justice highlights William O. Douglas’s dual role in fulfilling his constitutional duty as U.S. Supreme Court Justice while advancing his personal passion to serve the public as a citizen advocate for the environment.
