Society of Environmental Journalists names Citizen Justice as First Honorable Mention for the 2023 Rachel Carson Environment Book Award, with the judges highlighting “Impeccable research… Clear and fluid prose… entertaining historical tidbits. The book will stand for the ages as a monument to the man who used his influence… to halt development and establish public parks throughout the nation.”
Upcoming events:
April 18, 2024
4:30-5:30—Talk
5:30-6:30—Reception
US District Court
Ceremonial Courtroom
219 South Dearborn
Chicago, IL
Archived articles, events & interviews:
Podcast:
Gavel Talks
American Bar Association
I Dissent. The Environmental Legacy of Justice William O. Douglas
November 14, 2023
Podcast:
The Political Scene from the New Yorker
From “Amicus”: The Environmental Legacy of William O. Douglas
September 8, 2023
Podcast:
Amicus with Dahlia Lithwick
A judicial ethics conflict from another era at the Supreme Court
August 26, 2023
Podcast:
Hot Globe with Steve Chapple
When the Supreme Court Supported the Environment
June 9, 2023
Review:
New York Review of Books
The Frontier Justice (PDF)
May 25, 2023
Review:
Mossback’s Northwest
Mossback’s Bookshelf: Citizen Justice (JPG)
May 3, 2023
Podcast:
SideBar
Supreme Court Justices Behaving Badly – What Has History Taught Us?
April 18, 2023
Interview:
The Daily Journal
Passion for outdoors led circuit judge to write about Justice William O. Douglas’ environmental advocacy (PDF)
March 16, 2023
Interview:
The Whitman Wire
Judge Margaret McKeown presents book on Justice William O. Douglas (PDF)
March 9, 2023
Podcast:
The Portia Project
Episode 91: Margaret McKeown
January 26, 2023
Review:
The New Republic
Bipartisan Supreme Court Reform is Not a Pipe Dream (PDF)
January 26, 2023
Review:
Sierra Magazine
River as Plaintiff: Two new books illustrate the legacy of Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas and the Sierra Club’s role in shaping environmental law (PDF)
January 25, 2023
Article:
Law360
Legal Standing For Nature: The Road Not Taken (PDF)
January 6, 2023
Interview:
University of San Diego School of Law Advocate
“An Open Mind for the Unknown” (PDF)
Fall 2022
Podcast:
More Just, with Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, UC Berkeley School of Law
The Environmental Activism of William O. Douglas: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
November 3, 2022
Interview:
Seattle Times
A look at William O. Douglas’ legacy in M. Margaret McKeown’s Citizen Justice
October 28, 2022
Podcast:
New Books Network Podcast
Margaret McKeown with William Domnarski
October 10, 2022
Article:
Jackson Hole News & Guide
Judge M. Margaret McKeown reads from book about activist judge, ‘Wilderness Bill’ (PDF)
September 27, 2022
Article:
Buckrail.com
Margaret McKeown to give talk on environmental legacy of justice ‘Wild Bill’
September 27, 2022
Podcast:
Modern Law Library
9th Circuit Judge Shine Spotlight of Justice Douglas’ Environmental Campaigns
September 7, 2022
Interview:
The Marble Palace Blog
Justice William O. Douglas, an Early Activist of the Environmental Movement
September 6, 2022
Interview:
San Diego Union-Tribune
Local judge M. Margaret McKeown examines the environmental legacy of Supreme Court justice William O. Douglas in Citizen Justice (PDF)
September 4, 2022