America's Court: The Supreme Court and the PeopleFor more than two centuries, the U.S. Supreme Court has served as the most powerful court in the world. Throughout its history, however, little has been known about the inner workings of "America's Court". During the 1950s and 1960s, a period marked by increased Court activism and intervention in American life, public interest in the Court and its Justices also grew, and it became evident to the Court's Justices that the Court would have to begin interacting with the American public. Then, in 1973, Barrett McGurn, a seasoned newsman, was appointed as the Court's first Public Information Officer, where he served until mid-1982 - an eye-witness to many watershed events, from the turbulence of Watergate to the excitement surrounding the appointment of the Court's first woman Justice. In this book, McGurn describes the intricate and often erratic relationship among the Justices, the public and the media, taking the reader behind the scenes of this secretive body and opening the Court to the people it serves. |
Contents
United States versus Its President 3 | 3 |
The Court the President and the Media | 8 |
Decision | 12 |
Copyright | |
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References to this book
The Priestly Tribe: The Supreme Court's Image in the American Mind Barbara Ann Perry No preview available - 1999 |