Packing The Court: The Rise Of Judicial Power And The Coming Crisis Of The Supreme Court

by James Macgregor Burns

2020-11-24 08:59:45

From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power... Read more
From renowned political theorist James MacGregor Burns, an incisive critique of the overreaching power of an ideological Supreme Court

For decades, Pulitzer Prize-winner James MacGregor Burns has been one of the great masters of the study of power and leadership in America. In Packing the Court, he turns his eye to the U.S. Supreme Court, an institution that he believes has become more powerful, and more partisan, than the founding fathers ever intended. In a compelling and provocative narrative, Burns reveals how the Supreme Court has served as a reactionary force in American politics at critical moments throughout the nation''s history, and concludes with a bold proposal to rein in the court''s power. Less

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File size8.41 X 5.47 X 0.72 in
Print pages336
PublisherPenguin Publishing Group
Publication date June 29, 2010
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780143117414
James MacGregor Burns is the Woodrow Wilson Professor of Political Science Emeritus at Williams College. He is the author of numerous books, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Roosevelt: The Soldi...

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