The Supreme CourtThe sixteenth Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. Chief Justice Rehnquist’s engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the early nineteenth century through the landmark decisions of the Warren Court. Citing cases such as the Dred Scott decision and Roosevelt's Court-packing plan, Rehnquist makes clear that the Court does not operate in a vacuum, that the justices are unavoidably influenced by their surroundings, and that their decisions have real and lasting impacts on our society. The public often hears little about the Supreme Court until decisions are handed down. Here, Rehnquist reveals its inner workings--the process by which cases are chosen, the nature of the conferences where decisions are made, and the type of debates that take place. With grace and wit, this incisive history gives a dynamic and informative account of the most powerful court in the nation and how it has shaped the direction America has taken. |
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... President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate ? " While the question may have been a good one , I rapidly realized that I must cast aside such modesty if I were to get through my share of the hundreds of ...
... President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate ? " While the question may have been a good one , I rapidly realized that I must cast aside such modesty if I were to get through my share of the hundreds of ...
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... President Truman in 1946 and was now sixty - two years old . He was regarded as a member of the " conservative " wing of the Court , believing that Congress and the president should have consid- erable authority not only in matters of ...
... President Truman in 1946 and was now sixty - two years old . He was regarded as a member of the " conservative " wing of the Court , believing that Congress and the president should have consid- erable authority not only in matters of ...
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... President Hoover's appointee as counsel for the Federal Farm Board in 1929. He then became general counsel for the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation , and in 1935 was named solicitor general of the United States by President ...
... President Hoover's appointee as counsel for the Federal Farm Board in 1929. He then became general counsel for the Reconstruc- tion Finance Corporation , and in 1935 was named solicitor general of the United States by President ...
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... President , he named Burton as his first appointee to the Court . Burton was regarded as an eminently fair - minded justice , whose basic instincts allied him with the conser- vative wing of the Court but who was on occasion ...
... President , he named Burton as his first appointee to the Court . Burton was regarded as an eminently fair - minded justice , whose basic instincts allied him with the conser- vative wing of the Court but who was on occasion ...
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... president to occupy the newly built President's House , as it was then called . His wife , Abigail , arriving there for the first time in November 1800 , observed : I I arrived about 1 o'clock at this place known by the name of the city ...
... president to occupy the newly built President's House , as it was then called . His wife , Abigail , arriving there for the first time in November 1800 , observed : I I arrived about 1 o'clock at this place known by the name of the city ...
Contents
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ix | 134 |
The Steel Seizure Case in the Lower Courts | 151 |
The Steel Seizure Case in the Supreme Court | 169 |
Presidential Appointments to the Supreme Court | 209 |
Picking the Cases to Be Decided | 224 |
Oral Argument | 239 |
Deciding the Cases | 252 |
The Court in Its Third Century | 267 |
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