Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics
An inside look at the workings of the Supreme Court.

In this engaging and illuminating narrative of the Supreme Court, David M. O’Brien shows students how the Court is a “storm center” of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to help determine the course of public policy and shape the society in which we live. NEW coverage highlights events that have dominated news headlines, like Donald Trump’s appointments to the Court and the landmark decision for marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, making this the most exciting edition of Storm Center yet.
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Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics
An inside look at the workings of the Supreme Court.

In this engaging and illuminating narrative of the Supreme Court, David M. O’Brien shows students how the Court is a “storm center” of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to help determine the course of public policy and shape the society in which we live. NEW coverage highlights events that have dominated news headlines, like Donald Trump’s appointments to the Court and the landmark decision for marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, making this the most exciting edition of Storm Center yet.
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Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics

Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics

by David M. O'Brien
Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics

Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics

by David M. O'Brien

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An inside look at the workings of the Supreme Court.

In this engaging and illuminating narrative of the Supreme Court, David M. O’Brien shows students how the Court is a “storm center” of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to help determine the course of public policy and shape the society in which we live. NEW coverage highlights events that have dominated news headlines, like Donald Trump’s appointments to the Court and the landmark decision for marriage equality in Obergefell v. Hodges, making this the most exciting edition of Storm Center yet.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9780393696738
Publisher: Norton, W. W. & Company, Inc.
Publication date: 06/10/2020
Edition description: Twelfth Edition
Pages: 496
Product dimensions: 5.40(w) x 8.30(h) x 1.00(d)

About the Author

David O’Brien was a Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer professor at the Woodrow Wilson department of government and foreign affairs at the University of Virginia. He received his PhD, MA, and BA degrees in philosophy and political science from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was the author of numerous books, including Constitutional Law and Politics and Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics, winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award.

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations ix

List of Tables, Charts, and Graphs xi

Preface xiii

Acknowledgments xvii

1 A Struggle for Power 1

2 The Cult of the Robe 33

3 Life in the Marble Temple 107

4 Deciding What to Decide 164

5 Deciding Cases and Writing Opinions 237

6 The Court and American Life 308

Appendix: Members of the Supreme Court of the United States 369

Notes 373

Glossary 413

Selected Further Readings 419

Index 423

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