In the Balance, 9780393073447
Hardcover
A divided Supreme Court reshapes America, politics versus law hangs in balance.

In the Balance

law and politics on the roberts court

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  • Hardcover

    352 pages

  • Release Date

    29 October 2013

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Summary

In the Balance: The Roberts Court and the Future of American Law

When John Roberts was appointed chief justice of the Supreme Court, he said he would act as an umpire. Instead, his Court is reshaping legal precedent through decisions unmistakably-though not always predictably-determined by politics as much as by law, on a Court almost perfectly politically divided.

Harvard Law School professor and constitutional law expert Mark Tushnet clarifies the lines of conflict and wha…

Book Details

ISBN-13:9780393073447
ISBN-10:0393073440
Author:Mark Tushnet
Publisher:WW Norton & Co
Imprint:WW Norton & Co
Format:Hardcover
Number of Pages:352
Edition:1st
Release Date:29 October 2013
Weight:648g
Dimensions:244mm x 165mm x 30mm
About The Author

Mark Tushnet

Mark Tushnet is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Law at Harvard Law School and the author of A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law. He divides his time between Washington, DC, and Cambridge, Massachusetts.

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