The Most Activist Supreme Court in History
Subtitle: The Road to Modern Judicial Conservatism
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press; University of Chicago Press
Published: October 8, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 370
ISBN-13: 9780226428857
Subjects: Courts & procedure; Political Science; Legal Reference / Law Profession; Politics/International Relations; USA; Courts - Supreme Court; Legal History; Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; Political Science / General; General; 1924-; Conservatism; Law; Political aspects; Rehnquist, William H.,; Supreme Court; United States
Description: The conservative orientated Supreme Court under Chief Justice William Rehnquist has surprised its critics, not only by reaffirming liberal judgements of earlier years but by its proactive approach to its work, intervening to settle many divisive political conflicts.