Storm center
Subtitle: the Supreme Court in American politics
By: David M. O'Brien, University of Virginia
Edition: Eleventh edition.
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 456
ISBN-13: 9780393603538
Subjects: United States; Judicial process; Political questions and judicial power; United States. Supreme Court
Description: "[The author] shows how the Supreme 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 American society. The eleventh edition features new coverage of events that have dominated the headlines, such as the battle to fill Justice Scalia's seat and the landmark decision for marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges."--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 367-412) and index.
Table of contents: title: A struggle for power; title: The cult of the robe; title: Life in the marble temple; title: Deciding what to decide; title: Deciding cases and writing opinions; title: The court and American life.