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Storm center : the Supreme Court in American politics / David M. O'Brien, late of University of Virginia.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- O'Brien, David M., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States. Supreme Court.
- United States.
- Political questions and judicial power--United States.
- Political questions and judicial power.
- Judicial process--United States.
- Judicial process.
- Physical Description:
- xxiii, 466 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
- Edition:
- Twelfth edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : W. W. Norton and Company, [2020]
- Summary:
- "In this engaging and illuminating narrative of the Supreme Court, David M. O'Brien shows students how the Court is a "storm center" of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to help determine the course of public policy and shape the society in which we live. NEW coverage highlights events that have dominated news headlines, like Donald Trump's appointments to the Court and the landmark decision for marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, making this the most exciting edition of Storm Center yet"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Machine generated contents note: One. A Struggle for Power
- Abortion, the Court, and American Politics
- No Longer the "Least Dangerous" Branch
- Two. The Cult of the Robe
- The Myth of Merit
- Process of Appointment
- Political Trade-Offs
- Packing the Court
- Betrayed by Justice
- Off-the-Bench Activities
- Independence and Accountability
- Three. Life in the Marble Temple
- Before the Marble Temple
- In the Marble Temple
- Justice and Company
- -Nine Little Law Firms
- Administrative Staff
- Managing the Caseload
- Four. Deciding What to Decide
- Access to Justice
- Setting the Agenda
- Agenda for Policy Making
- -Who Benefits, Who Loses?
- Review Denied, Justice Denied?
- Five. Deciding Cases and Writing Opinions
- The Role of Oral Argument
- Conference on Merits
- Opinion-Writing Process
- The Value of Judicial Opinions
- Institutional and Individual Opinions
- Six. The Court and American Life
- Opinion Days
- Communicating Decisions to the Media
- Implementing Rulings and Achieving Compliance
- The Supreme Court and American Life.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Edition:
- Revision of: 9780393603538 O'Brien, David M. Eleventh edition. New York : W.W. Norton & Company, [2017]
- ISBN:
- 9780393696738
- 0393696731
- OCLC:
- 1130319225
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