Supreme Court and It's Justices

by Choper, Jesse H.

• ISBN13: 9781570737602
• ISBN10: 1570737606
• Edition: 2nd
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2000-06-01
• Publisher: Aba Professional Education

Table of Contents

Dedication	p. 5
Introduction	p. 7
The Power to Interpret the Constitution: Origins of Judicial Review--Ongoing Challenges and Controversies	p. 15
Marbury v. Madison: The Cornerstone of Constitutional Law	p. 17
Six Cases That Shaped America	p. 36
The Last Word Debate: How Social and Political Forces Shape Constitutional Values	p. 47
Storms Over the Supreme Court	p. 56
The Role of the Supreme Court	p. 67
Portraits of Past and Present Justices	p. 81
John Marshall: A Judicial Pioneer	p. 82
Chief Justice Marshall: Expounder of the Constitution	p. 95
Roger Brooke Taney: A Great Chief Justice	p. 97
Oliver Wendell Holmes: The Lawyer	p. 111
The Secret of Mr. Justice Holmes	p. 121
William Howard Taft: President by Chance, Chief Justice by Choice	p. 131
The Judicial Career of Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes	p. 142
Benjamin Cardozo: A Judge Most Eminent	p. 149
Mr. Justice Frankfurter: A Heritage for All Who Love the Law	p. 156
Hugo Black: He Has Joined the Giants	p. 162
Justice Harlan: "The Full Measure of the Man"	p. 175
William J. Brennan, Jr.: The Great Persuader	p. 189
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr.: Architect of the Bill of Rights	p. 195
The Legacy of Justice Byron White	p. 209
Thurgood Marshall: A Roundtable on America's First Black Justice	p. 221
Clerking for Justice Marshall	p. 235
Chief Enigma: The U.S. Supreme Court under Warren Burger	p. 243
Justice Defined: Harry A. Blackmun	p. 254
The Reluctant Justice: Lewis F. Powell Jr.	p. 266
Chief Justice Rehnquist: New and Improved?	p. 269
Holding the Center: Sandra Day O'Connor	p. 275
Antonin Scalia: Intellectual Challenger to Accepted Doctrinal Approaches	p. 282
Justice Scalia: Not a Coalition Builder	p. 290
Justice Clarence Thomas: A Jurisprudential Vision Based on Original Intent	p. 296
The Second Woman Justice: Ruth Bader Ginsburg	p. 304
Qualities and Ideologies of the Justices	p. 311
The Supreme Court in the Mirror of Justices	p. 312
Will the Real Conservatives Please Stand Up?	p. 330
Should Supreme Court Justices Have Life Tenure?	p. 335
A Right to Talk	p. 338
Internal Operation of the Court	p. 343
The Supreme Court: Past and Present	p. 344
Myths and Misconceptions About the Supreme Court	p. 350
What Really Goes on at the Supreme Court	p. 357
The Brethren: Focusing on the Wrong Secrecy	p. 361
A Penchant for Privacy: Court Discourages Advocates Angling for Openness	p. 367
Appointment of New Justices	p. 373
Political Philosophy and Supreme Court Justices	p. 374
Appointing Strangers	p. 392
Balance of Power: The Senate, the President and Supreme Court Nominees	p. 399
Supreme Court Nominations: Should President Clinton Apply a Litmus Test?	p. 404
Yes: A Solemn Duty
No: Don't Get Down to Cases
Did Bork Say Too Much?	p. 410
What's the Alternative? A Roundtable on the Confirmation Process	p. 418
Lawyering Before the Court	p. 431
The Uncertainty of Cert: Predicting the Court's Choice of Cases Can be Anyone's Guess	p. 432
The 10 Commandments of Certiorari	p. 437
Friends with Agendas	p. 446
May It Please the Court...	p. 452
Takeover Specialists: Why Many Litigators Hand Their Cases to High Court Pros	p. 459
Say the Right Thing	p. 466
Table of Cases	p. 475
Index	p. 487
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