Oath the Obama White House and the Supreme Court
Toobin, Jeffrey
Oath the Obama White House and the Supreme Court Obama White House and the Supreme Court - New York Doubleday 2012 - viii,325p. col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index.
The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it." -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue: the Roberts court.
9780385527200
2012029205
Obama, Barack.
Roberts, John G., 1955-
United States. Supreme Court --History--21st century.
Constitutional history--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--History--United States--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
KF8742 / .T66 2012
347.73 / TO-O
Oath the Obama White House and the Supreme Court Obama White House and the Supreme Court - New York Doubleday 2012 - viii,325p. col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index.
The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it." -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue: the Roberts court.
9780385527200
2012029205
Obama, Barack.
Roberts, John G., 1955-
United States. Supreme Court --History--21st century.
Constitutional history--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--History--United States--21st century.
United States--Politics and government--2009-2017.
KF8742 / .T66 2012
347.73 / TO-O