The
character of justice
rhetoric, law, and politics in the Supreme Court confirmation process
Rhetoric, law, and politics in the Supreme Court confirmation process
Parry-Giles, Trevor
creator
text
bibliography
miu
East Lansing
Michigan State University Press
c2006
2006
monographic
eng
x, 267 p. 24 cm.
Character and the constitution : politics in the Supreme Court confirmation process -- For the soul of the Supreme Court : the 1916 nomination of Louis D. Brandeis -- From property rights to human rights : the Hughes and Parker nominations of 1930 -- The character of civil rights : the Thurgood Marshall nomination -- Nixon's southern strategy and the Supreme Court : the Haynsworth and Carswell nominations -- "Bork's America" : Supreme Court confirmations as political spectacle -- The future of Supreme Court confirmations : beyond Bork.
Trevor Parry-Giles.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 165-257) and index.
United States
Supreme Court
Officials and employees
Selection and appointment
History
Judges
Selection and appointment
United States
History
Political questions and judicial power
United States
History
KF 8742 .P37 2006
347.73/2634
0870137697 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780870137693 (cloth : alk. paper)
2006002234
PUCPR
060120
20160527201242.0
286146