The Supreme Court
de William H. Rehnquist
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- Aceptable
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- First
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- Aceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0307290328
- ISBN 13
- 9780307290328
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Brooktondale, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Chief Justice Rehnquist's engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall's dominance of the Court during the early nineteenth century through the landmark decisions of the Warren Court. Citing cases such as the Dred Scott decision and Roosevelt's Court-packing plan, Rehnquist makes clear that the Court does not operate in a vacuum, that the justices are unavoidably influenced by their surroundings, and that their decisions have real and lasting impacts on our society. The public often hears little about the Supreme Court until decisions are handed down. Here, Rehnquist reveals its inner workings--the process by which cases are chosen, the nature of the conferences where decisions are made, and the type of debates that take place. With grace and wit, this incisive history gives a dynamic and informative account of the most powerful court in the nation and how it has shaped the direction America has taken.
Sinopsis
William H. Rehnquist succeeded Warren Burger in September 1986 as the sixteenth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Rehnquist, born in Milwaukee, served in World War II and then worked his way through Stanford Law School. In January 1952, he made his way across the country to Washington, D.C., to take a clerkship with Supreme Court Justice Robert Jackson. He subsequently moved to Phoenix, where he was in the private practice of law from 1953 to 1969. In the latter year he was appointed an assistant attorney general, and in 1971 was made an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
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Detalles
- Librería
- Palimpsest Scholarly Books (US)
- Inventario del vendedor #
- 617c
- Título
- The Supreme Court
- Autor
- William H. Rehnquist
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Aceptable
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- ISBN 10
- 0307290328
- ISBN 13
- 9780307290328
- Editorial
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Lugar de publicación
- New York
- Fecha de publicación
- 2004
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