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Burger Court  

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  • The Burger Court is defined by the years that Warren Earl Burger presided as chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. Richard Nixon nominated Warren Burger as chief justice in 1969, replacing Chief Justice Earl Warren. [Source: Encyclopedia of Education Law; Burger Court]

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