The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America

"Superbly well written . . . a wonderfully informative guide to the Supreme Court both past and present."—David J. Garrow, American History

Jeffrey Rosen recounts the history of the Supreme Court through the personal and philosophical rivalries that have transformed the law—and by extension, our lives. With studies of four crucial conflicts—Chief Justice John Marshall and President Thomas Jefferson; post–Civil War justices John Marshall Harlan and Oliver Wendell Holmes; liberal icons Hugo Bl...