The Path to and From the Supreme Court: The Supreme Court in American Society / Edition 1

by Kermit L. Hall

Overview

Available as a single volume or part of the 10 volume set Supreme Court in American Society

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815334262
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	12/15/2000
Series:	Supreme Court in American Society Series , #3
Pages:	372
Product dimensions:	6.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 1.00(d)

Table of Contents

“A bench happily filled:” Some historical reflections on the Supreme Court appointment process; Women as Supreme Court candidates: from Florence Allen to Sandra O’Connor; The Senate and Supreme Court Nominations: Some Reflections; Personnel Change and Policy Change on the U.S. Supreme Court 1; The Supreme Court in Periods of Critical Realignment; Andrew Jackson and the Judiciary; A Klansman Joins the Court: The Appointment of Hugo L. Black; LBJ and the Fortas Nomination for Chief Justice; Bork and Beethoven; Presidential Appointments to the Supreme Court; Sexual Harassment *; The Supreme Court Appointment Process: A Search for a Synthesis; The Justices of the Supreme Court: A Collective Portrait; The Appointment of Chief Justice Marshall; The Defeat of Judge Parker: A Study in Pressure Groups and Politics; The Birth Order Oddity in Supreme Court Appointments