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Judging the Court.(Book Review)

National Review

| December 31, 2002 | EPSTEIN, RICHARD A. | COPYRIGHT 2002 National Review, Inc. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

First Among Equals: The Supreme Court in American Life, by Kenneth W. Starr (Warner, 320 pp., $26.95)

To most Americans, Kenneth Starr is known largely as a Javert-type figure who, as independent counsel, hounded Bill Clinton for the multiple indiscretions that eventually led to his impeachment. But that Kenneth Starr does not make so much as a cameo appearance in this new book. Rather, in a self-conscious attempt at political rehabilitation, this Ken Starr goes out of his way to avoid any rancor or recrimination. He heaps praise on Brown v. Board of Education (1954), and often lauds the work of the Warren Court. At other times, he clearly casts his lot with the ...

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