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The Supreme Court: A new edition of the Chief Justice's classic history
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by William H. Rehnquist
Sales Rank: 383047
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List Price: $35.00
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Cover Type: Hard Cover with 320 pages
Published by: Knopf; Rev Sub edition February 6, 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0375409432
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0375409431
Book Dimensions:
9.5 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 1.7 pounds
Reader Reviews
This review is from: The Supreme Court (Paperback)
As an introduction to the history of the Supreme Court, Justice Rehnquist's book was just what I was looking for. Not only does he give a good explanation of the personalities and issues through the ages, he also explains the experience of being a clerk on the court. Rehnquist begins by telling the story of how he came to be a clerk for Justice Jackson in the early 1950s. He then goes back and explains the origins of the court in the 19th century. From 1800 until the Civil War, only two men were chief Justice, John Marshall and Roger Taney. Rehnquist explains why both of these men were important and how they shaped the court for generations to come. Rehnquist then explains that the next 100 years were without an important chief justice, but many significant associate justices. This period begins with cases like Plessy v. Ferguson and ends with Brown versus the Board of Education. Rehnquist does a good job of explaining the politics behind FDR's court packing plan in the 1930s, and the Steel Case that came before the court when he was a clerk in the early 1950s. The book ends with how the process of deciding cases happens on the Supreme Court, and how Rehnquist's experience was different as an associate justice before he became the chief. The book works as an excellent history and an insider's view to how the court operates. It's not an in-depth book, but I don't know a single volume could accomplish that. I was very happy with what I learned in 300 pages.
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