The Limits of Judicial Power: The Supreme Court in American Politics (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807842331)

Lasser examines in detail four periods during which the Court was widely charged with overstepping its constitutional power: the late 1850s, with the Dred Scott case and its aftermath; the Reconstruction era; the New Deal era; and the years of the Warren and Burger Courts after 1954. His thorough analysis of the most controversial decisions convincingly demonstrates that the Court has much more power to withstand political reprisal than is commonly assumed.

Originally published in 1988.

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Author: William Lasser
ISBN-10: 0807842338
ISBN-13: 9780807842331
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Language: English
Published: 10/15/1989
Pages: 368
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.82d