Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court: From Brandeis to Kagan (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781611682380)

Jewish Justices of the Supreme Court examines the lives, legal careers, and legacies of the eight Jews who have served or who currently serve as justices of the U.S. Supreme Court: Louis D. Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, Felix Frankfurter, Arthur Goldberg, Abe Fortas, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen G. Breyer, and Elena Kagan. David Dalin discusses the relationship that these Jewish justices have had with the presidents who appointed them, and given the judges' Jewish background, investigates the antisemitism some of the justices encountered in their ascent within the legal profession before their appointment, as well as the role that antisemitism played in the attendant political debates and Senate confirmation battles. Other topics and themes include the changing role of Jews within the American legal profession and the views and judicial opinions of each of the justices on freedom of speech, freedom of religion, the death penalty, the right to privacy, gender equality, and the rights of criminal defendants, among other issues.

Author: David G. Dalin
ISBN-10: 161168238X
ISBN-13: 9781611682380
Publisher: Brandeis University Press
Language: English
Published: 04/04/2017
Pages: 384
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.50h x 6.60w x 1.20d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 09/01/2017