{"product_id":"the-burger-court-bernard-schwartz-9780195122596","title":"The Burger Court","description":"Warren E. Burger served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1969 to 1987, an often tumultuous period in which the Court wrestled with several compelling constitutional issues. \u003cem\u003eUnited States v. Nixon\u003c\/em\u003e set the stage for the resignation of a President; \u003cem\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/em\u003e created a nationwide debate that is as divisive today as ever before; \u003cem\u003eLemon v. Kurtzman\u003c\/em\u003e attempted to enunciate a clear standard for vexing church-state issues; and the \"Pentagon Papers\" case was a landmark freedom-of-the-press decision. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAn impressive collection of writings by legal scholars and practitioners, including many by people who worked directly or indirectly with the Court itself, \u003cem\u003eThe Burger Court\u003c\/em\u003e is the first truly systematic review of the Court's activity during Warren Burger's tenure. Such distinguished contributors as Derrick Bell, Robert Drinan, Anthony Lewis, and Mark Tushnet review individual cases and jurisprudential trends in order to render comprehensive judgments of the Court's accomplishments and shortcomings. The essays in this volume were gathered by the late Bernard Schwartz, one of America's most revered scholars of constitutional law and the editor of this book's well-received predecessor, \u003cem\u003eThe Warren Court: A Retrospective\u003c\/em\u003e (OUP, 1996). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs the finest overview to date of this Court's legacy and significance, \u003cem\u003eThe Burger Court\u003c\/em\u003e will greatly interest anyone with a taste for constitutional issues or recent American history.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bernard Schwartz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0195122593\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195122596\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/10\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 328\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.51h x 6.47w x 1.09d","brand":"Bernard Schwartz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47420188262655,"sku":"9780195122596","price":185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_2d86c26a-e8ce-4711-920f-cb2683a0372c.jpg?v=1761525868","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-burger-court-bernard-schwartz-9780195122596","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}