A compelling new book by a Ninth Circuit judge focuses on the conservation advocacy of Douglas and his high public profile, unlike any other. M. Margaret McKeown, a judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals ...

Jane Fonda will receive the William O. Douglas Award for her commitment to social causes at Public Counsel‘s annual gala dinner on Feb. 27 at the Beverly Wilshire in Los Angeles. She is known for her ...

Feb. 18 (UPI) --Public Counsel announced Tuesday that Jane Fonda will receive the William O. Douglas Award at their annual dinner. The awards dinner is Thursday, Feb. 27 in Beverly Hills, Calif. The ...

With the United States Senate weighing the possible confirmation of Amy Coney Barrett as the newest Supreme Court Justice — and the creation of a conservative supermajority on the bench – it seems ...

William O. Douglas, Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court, today received the 1960 “America-Israel Friendship Award” of the Mizrachi Women’s Organization of America, in a ceremony in ...

Justice William O. Douglas served on the U.S. Supreme Court for more than 36 years, longer than any other justice in American history. Famously liberal, he carved a deep and enduring path through ...

To Judge M. Margaret McKeown, late U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas was an “imperfect hero.” Douglas left an environmental legacy that McKeown, a La Jolla resident, elaborates on in her ...

Fifty years ago, a legal battle in the Vietnam War played out in downtown Yakima. U.S. Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas heard arguments for upholding a lower court order blocking President ...

The conservatives on the US Supreme Court are considered by many to be ardent activists. And yet, truth be told, there has never been a more activist justice than William O. Douglas. Appointed by ...

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