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The Political Thicket

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What I Found Out About Whitaker's Breakdown

Whitaker was on tranquilizers to try to overcome what he thought was just work-related stress. By the early spring after the court had returned from its winter recess, Whitaker was absent from the court. He disappeared really in the middle of what's going to become one of the monumental decisions of the 20th century. The other justices didn't know his whereabouts.

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