Michael O’Donnell

Michael O’Donnell is a lawyer in Chicago whose writing on legal affairs has appeared in Bookforum, Washington Monthly and the Los Angeles Times.

Without Artifice: On William Brennan Without Artifice: On William Brennan

Justice William Brennan's watchword was human dignity, and to protect it he interpreted individual rights expansively.

Nov 17, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

A Wedge Against Tyranny A Wedge Against Tyranny

Franklin Roosevelt v. the Supreme Court.

Jul 28, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

In With Both Feet In With Both Feet

Like Charles Dickens's Gradgrind, Justice Louis Brandeis wanted facts.

May 26, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

Antonin Scalia

Scalia v. The World: On Antonin Scalia Scalia v. The World: On Antonin Scalia

Who is the purest archetype of the conservative legal movement, Antonin Scalia or John Roberts?

Feb 4, 2010 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

They Fought the Law: Fred Strebeigh’s Equal They Fought the Law: Fred Strebeigh’s Equal

An outstanding history of women's struggle for equality through the courts and in the legal profession.

Apr 8, 2009 / Books & the Arts / Michael O’Donnell

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