Warren E. Burger Supreme Court Signed Photograph.

BURGER, Warren; John Paul Stevens; Lewis F. Powell Jr.; Harry A. Blackmun; William H. Rehnquist; Thurgood Marshall; Warren E. Burger; Wm J. Brennan Jr.; Potter Stewart; Byron R. White.

$6,500.00

Item Number: 145513

Large color photograph of the Burger Court, signed by nine justices and referred to as “first casual portrait of the US Supreme Court.” The full color photo print of the famed photograph taken on January 10, 1977 of the 9 US Supreme Court justices casually sitting or leaning on a set of library tables is signed in the lower margin, “John Paul Stevens,” “Lewis F. Powell, Jr.,” “Harry A. Blackmun,” “William H. Rehnquist,” “Thurgood Marshall,” “Warren E. Burger,” Wm J. Brennan, Jr.,” “Potter Stewart,” and “Byron R. White.” The image measures 17 inches by 11.25 inches. The entire piece measures 20 inches by 15.25 inches. Rare and desirable. An attractive and amusing image of this important court which presided over a number of issues relating to equality and freedom.

The US Supreme Court led by Warren Burger is remembered for landmark decisions such as Roe v. Wade (1973), New York Times vs. United States (1971, allowing for the publication of the Pentagon Papers); and United States v. Nixon (1974, rejecting Nixon's claim of executive privilege in regard to the Watergate scandal). This photograph was taken on January 10, 1977, and is referred to as the "first casual portrait of the US Supreme Court.