Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics - Softcover

O'Brien, David M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393937240 ISBN 13: 9780393937244

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2014

Synopsis

An inside look at the workings of the Supreme Court written by a top scholar and commentator.

The Supreme Court may appear to be a less political body than Congress or the executive branch, but in fact it is a fundamentally political institution. David M. O’Brien shows students how the Supreme Court is a “storm center” of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to help determine the course of public policy.

About this title

About the Author:

David M. O'Brien is Leone Reaves and George W. Spicer Professor at the Woodrow Wilson Department of Government and Foreign Affairs at the University of Virginia. He received his Ph.D., M.A., and B.A. degrees in philosophy and political science from the University of California at Santa Barbara and is the author of numerous books, including Constitutional Law and Politics and Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics, winner of the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 0393937240
• ISBN 13: 9780393937244
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 480