The Center Holds
The Power Struggle Inside the Rehnquist Court
Published on 5. June 2012
336 pages
978-1-4391-4325-4 (ISBN)
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The Center Holds provides an intimate look at who the Supreme Court justices are, how they have made critical decisions, and why, ultimately, the Rehnquist Revolution failed.
Focusing on four key areas of civil rights and liberties?racial discrimination, abortion, criminal law, and First Amendment freedoms?The Center Holds provides an in-depth look at the Supreme Court documents that illustrate the battle between the old liberal order and emerging conservative majority, beginning in the early 1980s. James F. Simon, a former Time correspondent and contributing editor, ex-dean of New York Law School, and nationally recognized scholar of constitutional law, examines key decisions on civil rights and civil liberties in a readable, intimate look at some key Supreme Court Cases and includes absorbing descriptions of confidential memos and drafts gleaned from sources from within the court.
Focusing on four key areas of civil rights and liberties?racial discrimination, abortion, criminal law, and First Amendment freedoms?The Center Holds provides an in-depth look at the Supreme Court documents that illustrate the battle between the old liberal order and emerging conservative majority, beginning in the early 1980s. James F. Simon, a former Time correspondent and contributing editor, ex-dean of New York Law School, and nationally recognized scholar of constitutional law, examines key decisions on civil rights and civil liberties in a readable, intimate look at some key Supreme Court Cases and includes absorbing descriptions of confidential memos and drafts gleaned from sources from within the court.
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James F. Simon is the Martin Professor of Law and Dean Emeritus at New York Law School. He is the author of seven previous books on American history, law, and politics. His books have won the American Bar Association's Silver Gavel Award and twice been named New York Times Notable Books. He lives with his wife in West Nyack, New York.
Content
- Intro
- Dedication
- Preface
- Part I: Race
- Chapter One: A Dream Destroyed
- Chapter Two: "Five Votes Can Do Anything Around Here"
- Chapter Three: Fine Phrases
- Part II: Abortion
- Chapter Four: A Bull by the Tail
- Chapter Five: Anyone Who Can Count
- Chapter Six: A Neutron Bomb
- Part III: Crime and Punishment
- Chapter Seven: A Fatal Mistake
- Chapter Eight: "Guilty as Sin"
- Chapter Nine: Depreciating Liberty
- Part IV: The First Amendment
- Chapter Ten: Jefferson's Wall
- Chapter Eleven: "America, the Red, White and Blue, We Spit on You"
- Chapter Twelve: History Lessons
- Epilogue
- Chapter Thirteen: Beyond the Rehnquist Court
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Source Notes
- Index
- Copyright
