archie cox, a scholar, made the comment that historians will record the warren court as being essentially mainstream, that it was very much in touch with the keeping of the genius of american institutions. so you had a wide range of judgments. there was discussion this morning, with judge wilkins and asking the chief justice about important cases, which cases he would identify. when he stepped down, chief justice warren was asked if he would name the cases that he saw was the most historical. which had the most impact. he dicks three cases, and the top of the roster was car. he also mentioned brown versus board of education, and gideon versus wainwright, the course decision that said if one could not afford a lawyer, one would be appointed. if one tried to sum it up, they would have to say the court is not concerned with technical doctrine. the court wanted to do the right thing, to get it right and move on, and it's fundamental themes seem to have been fairness and equality. those are two ideas that helped explain the opinions. that was 1969. you remember how it was. if you thought the c

archie cox, the harvard famous scholar made the comment that the historians will record the warren court to have been essentially mainstream, that it was very much in touch with the keeping of the genius of american institutions, so you had quite a range of judgments about the warren court. there was discussion this morning, judge wilkinson asked the chief justice about important cases, which cases he would identify. when he stepped down from the supreme court, chief justice warren was asked if he would name the cases that he thought during the time of the warren court were the most historical. which ones had the most impact, and he picked three cases that he thought the warren caught ought -- the warren caught out to be remembered for. the top of the list was baker versus carr, one person, one vote decision, and the second was brown versus board of education, the desegregation case and the third was gid onversus wainwright, the case that if one could not afford a lawyer, one be appointed counsel in felony cases. this is not to be a lecture on the warren court, but if one tried to sum it

on others or more charitable, archie cox of harvard's famous scholar, made the comment to that the historians will record the warren court to have been essentially mainstream, that it was very much in touch with keeping of a the genius of american institutions. so you have quite a range of judgments about the warren court. there was discussion this morning judge wilkinson asked the chief justice about importing cases, which cases he would identify. when he stepped down from the supreme court chief justice warren was asked if he would name of the cases that he thought during the time of the one car or the most historic, which ones have the most impact and he picked three cases that you thought the warren court ought to be remembered for a top of his list was baker vs. carr. the one-person one-vote decision. a second case he mentioned was the brown vs. board of education, the desegregation case, and then the third and was in gideon vs. wainwright, the case that required if one could not afford a lawyer that one be appointed counsel in the on the cases. this is not to be a lecture on the warren