Illinois justice : the scandal of 1969 and the rise of John Paul Stevens /
Manaster, Kenneth A.
Chicago, Ill. ; London : University of Chicago Press,
2001.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [287]-302) and index.
A citizen's suspicions -- Alarm bells in the newsrooms -- Uproar in Springfield -- A special commission -- The case against Isaacs -- Stevens and his team -- Limiting the questions -- The Chief Justice's stock -- Starting the search -- Building the answers -- Blind alleys and roadblocks -- The trial begins -- Secrets in the bank -- Challenging witnesses -- A Justice's deals -- The gift -- Intermission and jail -- After the landing -- Alibis -- Testing the stories -- Summing up -- Meeting the deadline -- A sad affair -- Loose ends -- Legacies and echoes -- Stevens to the bench -- Integrity of the judgments.
Stevens, John Paul, 1920-
Judicial corruption