The Rehnquist Revolution
The Rehnquist Revolution – details the extraordinary opportunity exploited by President Richard Nixon: to name four of the court's nine judges, effectively wiping out almost half of the Warren court. The last hour of the series also investigates how the court, especially under the leadership of Chief Justice William Rehnquist, rose in importance to become the institution most responsible for resolving the central questions of American life. The program also addresses the right to privacy, a key component in 1973's Roe v. Wade. "How in the world did such a conservative justice [Harry Blackmun] write this incredibly activist, liberal opinion in Roe?" asks Michael Klarman, James Monroe distinguished professor of law and professor of history, University of Virginia, in THE "Supreme Court". "Well, if you go back and read the opinion it doesn't read as some sort of charter of feminist rights; it reads as a charter of doctors' rights."
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