The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right

The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right

Washington Post Notable Nonfiction Book of the Year

A revelatory look at the Warren Burger Supreme Court finds that it was not moderate or transitional, but conservativeâ€”and it shaped todayâ€™s constitutional landscape. It is an â€œimportant bookâ€¦a powerful corrective to the standard narrative of the Burger Courtâ€ (The New York Times Book Review).

When Richard Nixon campaigned for the presidency in 1968 he promised to change the Supreme Court. With four appointments to the court, including Warren E. Burger as the chief justice, he did just that. In 1969, the Burger Court succeeded the famously liberal Warren Court, which had significantly expanded civil liberties and was despised by conservatives across the country.

The Burger Court is often described as a â€œtransitionalâ€ court between the Warren Court and the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts, a court where little of importance happened. But as this â€œlandmark new bookâ€ (The Christian Science Monitor) shows, the Burger Court veered well to the right in such areas as criminal law, race, and corporate power. Authors Graetz and Greenhouse excavate the roots of the most significant Burger Court decisions and in â€œelegant, illuminating argumentsâ€ (The Washington Post) show how their legacy affects us today.

â€œTimely and engagingâ€ (Richmond Times-Dispatch), The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right draws on the personal papers of the justices as well as other archives to provide â€œthe best kind of legal history: cogent, relevant, and timelyâ€ (Publishers Weekly).
Country USA
Brand Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer Simon & Schuster
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2016-06-07
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781476732503

Country	USA
Brand	Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer	Simon & Schuster
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2016-06-07
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781476732503

The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right

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