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The book traces the history of the US Supreme Court by illuminating the antagonistic positions of key players (mostly justices) on the important issues of the time. It thereby focuses not on the legal theory or doctrine, but very much on the human factor and the personalities shaping the events. It rounds off the examination with an interview with Chief Justice Roberts, attempting to plot the path into the future of the court.
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judicial temperament, personality, US Supreme Court, history, Judges, biography, United states, supreme courtPeople
Thomas Jefferson, John Marshall, John Marshall Harlan, Oliver Wendell Homes Jr., Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, William H. Rehnquist, Antonin Scalia, John RobertsPlaces
Washington, D. C.Times
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The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
December 26, 2007, Holt Paperbacks
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The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
February 1, 2007, Tantor Media
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February 1, 2007, Tantor Media
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The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America
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Table of Contents
Introduction.
A Question Of Temperament
Page 1
Chapter One.
The Virginia Aristocrats
Page 23
John Marshall and Thomas Jefferson
Chapter Two.
The Legacy of the Civil War
Page 71
John Marshall Harlan and Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
Chapter Three.
Liberty and License
Page 127
Hugo Black and William O. Douglas
Chapter Four.
Two Faces of Conservatism
Page 177
William H. Rehnquist and Antonin Scalia
Conclusion.
The Future of Temperament
Page 221
Cases Cited
Page 241
Notes
Page 245
Acknowledgements
Page 259
Illustration Credits
Page 263
Index
Page 265
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