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Acknowledgments
We are a teaching team that writes about constitutional law with journal-
ists' eyes and ears. Where possible we have sought out the primary players in the
personal dramas which have given birth to landmark cases and resonate with the
force of constitutional law. It is to all the "original casts" who spent hours telling
us their stories that we owe an immeasurable debt. Norma McCorvey, Dollree
Mapp, Carl Delau, Lawrence Roth, Erwin Charles Simants, Judge Hugh Stuart,
Dr. John Tupper, Tad Szulc, James Buckley, Jean D'Eau, Jose Doe, and James
Plyler are the people who made this book possible. We thank them for their time,
their patience, and their trust.
Of course, it was not possible to interview all the people whose names
appear on the cases we've written about. However, in many instances their law-
yers, families, and friends were willing to help us fill in some of the facts and
human aspects that the legal briefs and decisions omit. Judge Skelly Wright and
attorney Bertrand de Blanc provided us with insights into the Willie Francis case.
Arthur S. Miller and Jeffrey Bowman were tremendously helpful in sharing their
research on the Francis case. Bowman also read the chapter and made valuable
suggestions.
Clifton Daniel and Karl Meyer made large contributions to the Bay of Pigs
chapter by spending time explaining how it all happened. Daniels was also willing
to read over an early draft of the chapter.
Judge Gus Solomon, who argued Dirk DeJonge's case before the Supreme
Court, spent time and effort telling us about the case and opening doors for us in
Oregon. E. Kimball MacColl, a historian and expert on Portland's past, provided
us with background material on DeJonge and the city of Portland. Osmond K.
Fraenkel, the ACLU attorney who argued DeJonge's case, assisted us with details
about the Supreme Court arguments.
Erna Cans and David Goldberger were on opposite sides of the Skokie
conflict, but they were both willing to spend time with us recalling painful memo-
ries. Goldberger also read over a draft of the chapter. Harvey Schwartz, the Skokie
village attorney, helped by recalling a number of details that never made their
way into the newspapers.
David Roth, son of Lawrence Roth, and William Butler, the appellants'
attorney, spent time recalling the events surrounding the Engel case. Judge Arlin
Adams, an expert on religious history, was our teacher on much of the background
material and willingly read over our chapter.
Judge Richard M. Markus of the State Court of Appeals of Ohio was helpful
in providing documents from the Mapp case. William Banard, assistant managing
editor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer, opened the newspaper's files to us.
The Near chapter is a condensation of the book Minnesota Rag by Fred W.
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