Whenever he needed to think deeply about a case before the Supreme Court, Associate Justice William O. Douglas would take a long walk on the towpath of the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. For Douglas, the ...

1973—On vacation in Yakima, Washington, Justice William O. Douglas issues an opinion in support of his single-justice order the previous day that purported to bar U.S. military operations in or ...

will join Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas as judges of the final argument of the Ames Competition this year. The final argument, which will be heard on March 17, will concern the conflict ...

1975—President Gerald Ford nominates Seventh Circuit judge John Paul Stevens to fill the Supreme Court seat vacated by retired Justice William O. Douglas. Not long before his death at the end of ...

"Jane Fonda's lifelong dedication to justice and equality is extraordinary ... Past recipients of the William O. Douglas Award include Viola Davis, John Legend, Mike Farrell, Gavin Newsom ...