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Center Holds : The Power Struggle Inside the Rehnquist Court by James F. Simon (1999, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTouchstone

ISBN-100684870436

ISBN-139780684870434

eBay Product ID (ePID)1648441

Product Key Features

Book TitleCenter Holds : the Power Struggle inside the Rehnquist Court

Number of Pages336 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicAmerican Government / Judicial Branch, Judicial Power, Civil Rights, General, Legal Writing

Publication Year1999

GenreLaw, Political Science

AuthorJames F. Simon

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight14.4 Oz

Item Length9 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN95-011729

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal347.73/26

SynopsisFocusing on four key areas of civil rights and liberties--racial discrimination, abortion, criminal law, and First Amendment freedoms-- TheCenter Holds provides an in-depth look at the Supreme Court documents that illustrate the battle between the old liberal order and emerging conservative majority, beginning in the early 1980s. James F. Simon, a former Time correspondent and contributing editor, ex-dean of New York Law School, and nationally recognized scholar of constitutional law, examines key decisions on civil rights and civil liberties in a readable, intimate look at some key Supreme Court Cases and includes absorbing descriptions of confidential memos and drafts gleaned from sources from within the court., The Center Holds provides an intimate look at who the Supreme Court justices are, how they have made critical decisions, and why, ultimately, the Rehnquist Revolution failed. Focusing on four key areas of civil rights and liberties--racial discrimination, abortion, criminal law, and First Amendment freedoms-- The Center Holds provides an in-depth look at the Supreme Court documents that illustrate the battle between the old liberal order and emerging conservative majority, beginning in the early 1980s. James F. Simon, a former Time correspondent and contributing editor, ex-dean of New York Law School, and nationally recognized scholar of constitutional law, examines key decisions on civil rights and civil liberties in a readable, intimate look at some key Supreme Court Cases and includes absorbing descriptions of confidential memos and drafts gleaned from sources from within the court.