Books written by Linda Greenhouse

The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right

Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Notes for Conference (Lewis F. Powell, Jr.'s, Maher file, Folder 2, p. 4). 411 U.S. 1 (1973). ... Lewis F. Powell, Jr., Conference Notes (Lewis F. Powell, Jr.'s, Harris file, Folder 1). Harry A. Blackmun Papers, ...
The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right

This document was prepared at the request of Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, beginning in June 1967. It was finished on January 15, 1969, five days before Nixon's inauguration. McNamara assigned responsibility for the project to two ...
Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey

Both newspapers were planning to publish lengthy series based on the forty-seven-volume archive, compiled under the direction of Robert S. McNamara when he had been secretary of defense under President Johnson.
Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey

Brennan wanted to use the case to establish strict scrutiny , arguing that Reed v . Reed had already done so , implicitly , in its rejection of administrative convenience as a sufficient justification for the state's policy .
The U. S. Supreme Court: a Very Short Introduction

When asked to explain how these activities amounted to impeachable offenses, Ford replied that “an impeachable offense is whatever a majority of the House of Representatives considers it to be in a given moment of history.
Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That...

The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That Transformed the Supreme Court Linda Greenhouse. confidence in my integrity than to ... I'm glad President Trump chose you , ” Graham told her .
The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

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The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

Wade. A superb overview packed with telling details, this volume offers a matchless introduction to one of the pillars of American government.
Just a Journalist: On the Press, Life, and the Spaces Between

A Pulitzer Prize–winning reporter who covered the Supreme Court for The New York Times, Linda Greenhouse trains an autobiographical lens on a moment of transition in U.S. journalism.
Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months That...

The gripping story of the Supreme Court’s transformation from a measured institution of law and justice into a highly politicized body dominated by a right-wing supermajority, told through the dramatic lens of its most transformative year ...
The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

In this concise volume, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history as well as of its written and unwritten rules to show the reader how the Supreme Court really works.
The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

Wade. A superb overview packed with telling details, this volume offers a matchless introduction to one of the pillars of American government.
The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right

Authors Graetz and Greenhouse excavate the roots of the most significant Burger Court decisions and in “elegant, illuminating arguments” (The Washington Post) show how their legacy affects us today. “Timely and engaging” (Richmond ...
The U. S. Supreme Court: a Very Short Introduction

"The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction draws on the Court's history and its written and unwritten rules to show how it operates in the twenty-first century.
Justice on the Brink: A Requiem for the Supreme Court

The gripping story of the Supreme Court’s transformation from a measured institution of law and justice into a highly politicized body dominated by a right-wing supermajority, told through the dramatic lens of its most transformative year ...
The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

A superb overview packed with telling details, this volume offers a matchless introduction to one of the pillars of American government.
The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction

This book is the court's story. ABOUT THE SERIES: The Very Short Introductions series from Oxford University Press contains hundreds of titles in almost every subject area.