Authors: David M. O'Brien
ISBN-13: 9780393932188, ISBN-10: 0393932184
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Date Published: April 2008
Edition: 8th Edition
David M. O’Brien is Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. He is the author of several books, including Constitutional Law and Politics and Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics, winner of the American Bar Association’s Silver Gavel Award and now in its widely adopted Seventh Edition.
An inside look at the workings of the Supreme Court written by a top scholar and commentator.
A very useful introduction to the Court,well-liked by students for its lively style,anecdotes,and political acumen.
1 | A struggle for power | 1 |
2 | The cult of the robe | 33 |
3 | Life in the marble temple | 103 |
4 | Deciding what to decide | 160 |
5 | Deciding cases and writing opinions | 231 |
6 | The court and American life | 304 |
App | Members of the Supreme Court of the United States | 361 |