Queen's court
Subtitle: judicial power in the Rehnquist era
By: Nancy Maveety.
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Lawrence, Kan
Language: eng
Number of pages: 194
ISBN-13: 9780700616107
Subjects: Rehnquist, William H., -- 1924-2005; O'Connor, Sandra Day, -- 1930-; United States. -- Supreme Court -- History; Judicial process -- United States -- History; Concurring opinions -- United States -- History
Description: "As frequent swing vote and centrist voice, Justice Sanda Day O'Connor helped shape many of the Supreme Court's landmark decisions and opinions under the leadership of William Rehnquist. Indeed, many argue that her overall impact and influence was greater than that of the Chief Justice himself"--From publisher description.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: A supremely individualist legacy; title: Policy leadership on the early Rehnquist court; title: The choral court of separate voices; title: Associates' justice; title: The commentators' court and the return to judicial restraint; title: The queen regent's court in the Roberts transition; title: Long live the queen's court?