{"product_id":"the-most-activist-supreme-court-thomas-m-keck-9780226428857","title":"The Most Activist Supreme Court in History: The Road to Modern Judicial Conservatism","description":"When conservatives took control of the federal judiciary in the 1980s, it was widely assumed that they would reverse the landmark rights-protecting precedents set by the Warren Court and replace them with a broad commitment to judicial restraint. Instead, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice William Rehnquist has reaffirmed most of those liberal decisions while creating its own brand of conservative judicial activism. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRanging from 1937 to the present, \u003ci\u003eThe Most Activist Supreme Court in History\u003c\/i\u003e traces the legal and political forces that have shaped the modern Court. Thomas M. Keck argues that the tensions within modern conservatism have produced a court that exercises its own power quite actively, on behalf of both liberal and conservative ends. Despite the long-standing conservative commitment to restraint, the justices of the Rehnquist Court have stepped in to settle divisive political conflicts over abortion, affirmative action, gay rights, presidential elections, and much more. Keck focuses in particular on the role of Justices O'Connor and Kennedy, whose deciding votes have shaped this uncharacteristically activist Court.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas M. Keck\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0226428850\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780226428857\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Chicago Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 370\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.17lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.98h x 6.10w x 0.84d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 1670","brand":"Thomas M. Keck","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46465458569471,"sku":"9780226428857","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fc3fea80-397e-4862-9d3f-2efca79c2539.jpg?v=1736346309","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-most-activist-supreme-court-thomas-m-keck-9780226428857","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}