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Packing The Court: The Rise Of Judicial Power And The Coming Crisis Of The Supreme Court (2009)

by James MacGregor Burns(Favorite Author)

3.38 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

1594202192 (ISBN13: 9781594202193)

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Penguin Press HC, The

review 1: well written review of the Court since its inception with emphasis on its role in judicial review and its very strong influence by political forces. His final chapter is a strong contention for what seems to me an impossible suggestion: to reverse the right of the court to rule on the constitutionality of new legislation. It seems to me that is its main function.very easy read and informative
review 2: Nice history of the Court and its inherently political situation. Particularly good in showing how misleading and dishonest the political terms "activist judges" and "originalism" are as used by liberals and conservatives. Wish he would have expounded on his proposal at the end--he spends mere pages calling for a revolution, which was interesting but really n... moreeeded several more chapters to properly unpack. less

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