Making constitutional law

Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991

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Making constitutional law

Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991

Making Constitutional Law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991 focuses on the second half of a brilliant and unique career. When tapped by LBJ in 1967 to ascend to the High Court, the seasoned Marshall - as the first African-American Justice - brought desegregation to the bench in word, thought, and deed. But as Mark V. Tushnet illustrates in this book, Marshall, a Great Society liberal, brought many other progressive concepts and convictions.

This book, the first to fully utilize the papers of Justices Marshall and William J. Brennan, describes Marshall's approach to constitutional law in areas ranging from civil rights and the death penalty to abortion and affirmative action.

Tushnet, who served as a law clerk for Marshall in the early 197Os, gives ample attention to the Court's operations during Marshall's tenure, the relations among the judges, and the particular roles played by Chief Justice Warren Burger, Justice Brennan, and Justice Antonin Scalia.

Making Constitutional Law aptly locates the Supreme Court of Marshall's tenure within its rich political and historical contexts, showing how the nation's drift toward conservatism affected the Court's debates and decisions, and how Marshall's ardent liberalism became increasingly isolated. Making Constitutional Law will appeal to students of law, history, politics, and recent American culture.

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English
Pages
246

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Making constitutional law: Thurgood Marshall and the Supreme Court, 1961-1991
1997, Oxford University Press
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-236) and index.

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New York

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
347.73/26, 347.30735
Library of Congress
KF8745.M34 T87 1997, KF8745.M34T87 1997, KF8745 .M34T87 1997

The Physical Object

Pagination
viii, 246 p. ;
Number of pages
246

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL987430M
Internet Archive
makingconstituti00tush
ISBN 10
0195093143
LCCN
96025548
OCLC/WorldCat
96025548, 34906157
Library Thing
427509
Goodreads
613108

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