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Storm Over This Court
Jeffrey D. Hockett
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Description for Storm Over This Court
Hardcover. Series: Constitutionalism and Democracy. Num Pages: 256 pages, tables, figures. BIC Classification: LAZ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 499.
Offering a unique interpretation of the basis of Brown v. Board of Education, Jeffrey Hockett critiques an array of theories that have arisen to explain the iconic decision and Supreme Court decision making generally. Drawing upon justices’ books, articles, correspondence, memoranda, and draft opinions, A Storm over This Court demonstrates that the puzzle of Brown’s basis cannot be explained by any one theory.
In borrowing from the insights of numerous approaches to Supreme Court decision making, this study also reveals the inaccuracy of the popular perception that most of the justices merely acted upon a shared, liberal preference for ... Read more
Offering a unique interpretation of the basis of Brown v. Board of Education, Jeffrey Hockett critiques an array of theories that have arisen to explain the iconic decision and Supreme Court decision making generally. Drawing upon justices’ books, articles, correspondence, memoranda, and draft opinions, A Storm over This Court demonstrates that the puzzle of Brown’s basis cannot be explained by any one theory.
In borrowing from the insights of numerous approaches to Supreme Court decision making, this study also reveals the inaccuracy of the popular perception that most of the justices merely acted upon a shared, liberal preference for ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
University of Virginia Press United States
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
Series
Constitutionalism and Democracy
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
Charlottesville, United States
ISBN
9780813933740
SKU
V9780813933740
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About Jeffrey D. Hockett
Jeffrey D. Hockett, Associate Professor of Political Science at the University of Tulsa, USA is author of New Deal Justice: The Constitutional Jurisprudence of Hugo L. Black, Felix Frankfurter, and Robert H. Jackson.
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