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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... served in World War II and then worked his way through Stanford Law School . In January 1952 , he made his way across the country to Washington , D.C. , to take a clerk- ship with Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson . He subsequently ...
... served in World War II and then worked his way through Stanford Law School . In January 1952 , he made his way across the country to Washington , D.C. , to take a clerk- ship with Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson . He subsequently ...
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... served . I was glad I had done a little outside reading on the way the Supreme Court does its business . I did know the difference between petitions for certiorari and Court opinions . Petitions for certiorari was a term applicable ...
... served . I was glad I had done a little outside reading on the way the Supreme Court does its business . I did know the difference between petitions for certiorari and Court opinions . Petitions for certiorari was a term applicable ...
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... served on a committee investigating the conduct of the Sec- ond World War , a committee chaired by then Senator Harry S. Tru- man . Shortly after Truman became President , he named Burton as his first appointee to the Court . Burton was ...
... served on a committee investigating the conduct of the Sec- ond World War , a committee chaired by then Senator Harry S. Tru- man . Shortly after Truman became President , he named Burton as his first appointee to the Court . Burton was ...
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... served in that capacity for four years when in 1949 he was appointed to the Supreme Court . Clark was regarded as a staunch supporter of the government in all matters , and as a part of the Court's conservative wing . As I was assessing ...
... served in that capacity for four years when in 1949 he was appointed to the Supreme Court . Clark was regarded as a staunch supporter of the government in all matters , and as a part of the Court's conservative wing . As I was assessing ...
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... served in the army , and having held the usual college summer jobs as a fac- tory worker and ditch digger , I was familiar with the regimen of that kind of work : You are told exactly at what time to report in the morn- ing , or at the ...
... served in the army , and having held the usual college summer jobs as a fac- tory worker and ditch digger , I was familiar with the regimen of that kind of work : You are told exactly at what time to report in the morn- ing , or at the ...
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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