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The most democratic branch : how the courts serve America / Jeffrey Rosen.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rosen, Jeffrey, 1964- author.
Series:
Institutions of American democracy series.
Oxford scholarship online.
Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands' Institutions of American democracy
Oxford scholarship online
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
United States. Supreme Court.
United States.
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Political questions and judicial power.
Courts--United States.
Courts.
Judges--United States--History.
Judges.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (257 p.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
A penetrating look at some of the most important Supreme Court cases in history, this book illustrates why the Supreme Court is most successful when it defers to the constitutional views of the American people.
Contents:
The most democratic branch
Cautionary tales
Race
Love and death
Politics
Civil liberties
Constitutional futurology, or what are courts good for?
Notes:
Formerly CIP.
Previously issued in print: 2006.
Includes bibliographical references (pages [211]-225) and index.
Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
ISBN:
0-19-029175-3
0-19-771999-6
1-280-84481-7
0-19-534660-2
1-4294-3864-9
OCLC:
607916407

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