The character of justice : rhetoric, law, and politics in the Supreme Court confirmation process / Trevor Parry-Giles.
- Parry-Giles, Trevor, 1963-
- Date:
- [2006], ©2006
- Books
- Online
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About this work
Publication/Creation
East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, [2006], ©2006.
Physical description
267 pages ; 24 cm.
Contents
Character, the constitution, and 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 Haynsworth/Carswell nominations -- Bork's America : Supreme Court confirmations as political spectacle -- The future of Supreme Court confirmations : beyond Bork.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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