The Supreme Court From Taft To Burger
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The Supreme Court From Taft To Burger
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Author : Alpheus Thomas Mason
language : en
Publisher: LSU Press
Release Date : 1980-09-01
The Supreme Court From Taft To Burger written by Alpheus Thomas Mason and has been published by LSU Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1980-09-01 with Law categories.
During the past half century the Supreme Court has been a storm center of controversy. Since 1920 the Court has shattered precedent after precedent and has leveled a number of social, political, and economic landmarks. This perceptive study of the Court during that period received much critical acclaim when it was published in 1958 and revised ten years later. In this third edition, Alpheus Thomas Mason, one of the country’s leading authorities on the Court, updates his survey to include some of the most dramatic events in its history. In a new preface, Mason sets the tone for his treatment of the Burger Court, saying, “One thing seems certain: never before has the Supreme Court put its constitutional fingers in so many social, cultural, and political pies. The irony is that four of its present members were elected as ‘strict constructionist.’” Mason examines the dicta of various justices against the background of the times and the issues with which they were concerned: the judicial slaughter of legislation in the early thirties and Roosevelt’s retaliatory “courtpacking” attempt in 1937, judicially sanctioned federal interference in economic affairs, the bitterly contested integration decisions in 1954, and the explosive rulings of the 1960s supporting federal intervention in the fields of education, representation, and criminal justice. Mason also covers Earl Warren’s resignation as Chief Justice, the Senate’s refusal to confirm Johnson’s nomination of Abe Fortas for Chief Justice and Fortas’ later resignation under political pressure, the failure of two Nixon nominees—Haynesworth and Carswell—to receive Senate endorsement, the impeachment proceedings initiated against William O. Douglas, Nixon’s avowal to reverse the Warren Court’s protection of civil rights and liberties by appointing a “law and order” Court, and the implications of the Stanford Daily and Bakke cases. Professor Mason’s insight into the peculiar nature of the judicial function brings a deeper understanding of the Court as a creative force in American life.
The Supreme Court From Taft To Burger
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Author : Alpheus Thomas Mason
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1979
The Supreme Court From Taft To Burger written by Alpheus Thomas Mason and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1979 with categories.
The Burger Court
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Author : Charles M. Lamb
language : en
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Release Date : 1991
The Burger Court written by Charles M. Lamb and has been published by University of Illinois Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1991 with Law categories.
This volume offers valuable insights into the thirteen justices who served on the Supreme Court while Warren E. Burger was chief justice, from 1969 to 1986. Each chapter focuses on one of the thirteen, beginning with a brief introduction and biographical sketch and then analyzing the individual justice's contributions to major areas and issues of constitutional law.
Observations On The Report Of The Federal Judicial Center Study Group On The Caseload Of The Supreme Court
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Author : Warren E. Burger
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1973
Observations On The Report Of The Federal Judicial Center Study Group On The Caseload Of The Supreme Court written by Warren E. Burger and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1973 with categories.
Battles On The Bench
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Author : Phillip J. Cooper
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1995
Battles On The Bench written by Phillip J. Cooper and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Law categories.
"Superb. Cooper illustrates conflict on the Court with amusing, touching, gripping, shocking, and at times profound anecdotes". -- Tinsley E. Yarbrough, author of Mr. Justice Black and His Critics. "A fascinating story and sound political analysis". -- Sheldon Goldman, author of Constitutional Law and Supreme Court Decision Making.
The Chief Justice
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Author : David J. Danelski
language : en
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Release Date : 2016-08-05
The Chief Justice written by David J. Danelski and has been published by University of Michigan Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-08-05 with Law categories.
Scholars use the most advanced methods in judicial studies to examine the role of Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court
The Supreme Court
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Author : Robert Langran
language : en
Publisher: Peter Lang
Release Date : 2004
The Supreme Court written by Robert Langran and has been published by Peter Lang this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with History categories.
This essential historical overview begins by noting that the Supreme Court is «arguably the least known and understood of the three branches of government». Robert W. Langran's innovative approach will do much to provide students with a good understanding of the changing role and accomplishments of the Court from its inception to its latest decisions. This book discusses the most important decisions of the Court in chronological rather than topical order, illustrating how the cases fit into an historical timeframe as well as what roles the most influential justices played. In an easy, conversational style, Robert W. Langran discusses how the Court was formed, how justices are selected, how the Court selects its cases, and the broad shifts of the Court with regard to doctrine and attention to the popular and governmental interests of each period. Students gain important insights into why each Court voted the way it did and how those decisions influenced the votes of future Courts. The Supreme Court, an excellent supplementary text for undergraduate classes in American government and American history, as well as introductory classes in political science, contains useful appendixes listing all justices and all cases discussed.
The Burger Court And The Rise Of The Judicial Right
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Author : Michael J. Graetz
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2017-06-06
The Burger Court And The Rise Of The Judicial Right written by Michael J. Graetz and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-06-06 with History categories.
The magnitude of the Burger Court has been underestimated by historians. When Richard Nixon ran for president in 1968, "Impeach Earl Warren" billboards dotted the landscape, especially in the South. Nixon promised to transform the Supreme Court--and with four appointments, including a new chief justice, he did. This book tells the story of the Supreme Court that came in between the liberal Warren Court and the conservative Rehnquist and Roberts Courts: the seventeen years, 1969 to 1986, under Chief Justice Warren Burger. It is a period largely written off as a transitional era at the Supreme Court when, according to the common verdict, "nothing happened." How wrong that judgment is. The Burger Court had vitally important choices to make: whether to push school desegregation across district lines; how to respond to the sexual revolution and its new demands for women's equality; whether to validate affirmative action on campuses and in the workplace; whether to shift the balance of criminal law back toward the police and prosecutors; what the First Amendment says about limits on money in politics. The Burger Court forced a president out of office while at the same time enhancing presidential power. It created a legacy that in many ways continues to shape how we live today. Written with a keen sense of history and expert use of the justices' personal papers, this book sheds new light on an important era in American political and legal history.--Adapted from dust jacket.
A History Of The Supreme Court
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Author : the late Bernard Schwartz
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 1995-02-23
A History Of The Supreme Court written by the late Bernard Schwartz and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995-02-23 with Law categories.
When the first Supreme Court convened in 1790, it was so ill-esteemed that its justices frequently resigned in favor of other pursuits. John Rutledge stepped down as Associate Justice to become a state judge in South Carolina; John Jay resigned as Chief Justice to run for Governor of New York; and Alexander Hamilton declined to replace Jay, pursuing a private law practice instead. As Bernard Schwartz shows in this landmark history, the Supreme Court has indeed travelled a long and interesting journey to its current preeminent place in American life. In A History of the Supreme Court, Schwartz provides the finest, most comprehensive one-volume narrative ever published of our highest court. With impeccable scholarship and a clear, engaging style, he tells the story of the justices and their jurisprudence--and the influence the Court has had on American politics and society. With a keen ability to explain complex legal issues for the nonspecialist, he takes us through both the great and the undistinguished Courts of our nation's history. He provides insight into our foremost justices, such as John Marshall (who established judicial review in Marbury v. Madison, an outstanding display of political calculation as well as fine jurisprudence), Roger Taney (whose legacy has been overshadowed by Dred Scott v. Sanford), Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and others. He draws on evidence such as personal letters and interviews to show how the court has worked, weaving narrative details into deft discussions of the developments in constitutional law. Schwartz also examines the operations of the court: until 1935, it met in a small room under the Senate--so cramped that the judges had to put on their robes in full view of the spectators. But when the new building was finally opened, one justice called it "almost bombastically pretentious," and another asked, "What are we supposed to do, ride in on nine elephants?" He includes fascinating asides, on the debate in the first Court, for instance, over the use of English-style wigs and gowns (the decision: gowns, no wigs); and on the day Oliver Wendell Holmes announced his resignation--the same day that Earl Warren, as a California District Attorney, argued his first case before the Court. The author brings the story right up to the present day, offering balanced analyses of the pivotal Warren Court and the Rehnquist Court through 1992 (including, of course, the arrival of Clarence Thomas). In addition, he includes four special chapters on watershed cases: Dred Scott v. Sanford, Lochner v. New York, Brown v. Board of Education, and Roe v. Wade. Schwartz not only analyzes the impact of each of these epoch-making cases, he takes us behind the scenes, drawing on all available evidence to show how the justices debated the cases and how they settled on their opinions. Bernard Schwartz is one of the most highly regarded scholars of the Supreme Court, author of dozens of books on the law, and winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award. In this remarkable account, he provides the definitive one-volume account of our nation's highest court.
The Supreme Court
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Author : Lawrence Baum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1985
The Supreme Court written by Lawrence Baum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985 with Political Science categories.