The Unpublished Opinions of the Rehnquist Court.

In the last twenty years, the veil of secrecy surrounding the workings of the United States Supreme Court has been lifted. Justice Thurgood Marshall's controversial decision to make his papers available to the public ushered in a new era of openness about the operation of the Court--but not without criticism from Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. The Unpublished Opinions of the Rehnquist Court provides a behind-the- scenes look at the Supreme Court, showing how changes between the drafts and the Justices' final opinions have created substantial differences in the outcome of the Court's decis.

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Introduction; 1. Missouri v. Blair (1987): Traffic Arrests and Homicide Evidence; 2. Hodel v. Irving (1987): Regulation, Takings, and Just Compensation; 3. California v. Rooney (1987): Garbage In, Evidence Out?; 4. Tompkins v. Texas (1989): Race and Peremptory Challenges; 5. Patterson v. McLean Credit Union (1989): Civil Rights in the Rehnquist Court; 6. Webster v. Reproductive Health Services (1989): Roe and the Swinging Pendulum; 7. Hodgson v. Minnesota (1990): Roe Reaffirmed; 8. General Motors Corporation v. United States (1990): Administrative Deadlines -- Mandatory or Directory?

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