{"product_id":"the-taft-court-peter-g-renstrom-9781576072806","title":"The Taft Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn authoritative survey of the Taft Court, which served from 1921 to 1929, and the impact it had on the U.S. legal system, social order, economics, and politics.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWilliam Howard Taft's experience in the executive branch gave him a unique perspective on the court's work. He initiated judicial reform and was the prime mover behind the Judiciary Act of 1925, which gave the court wide latitude to accept cases based on their importance to the nation. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Taft Court decided about 1,600 cases during its nine terms. This book examines the \"aggregate\" personality of the court through discussions of individual voting characteristics, bloc alignments, and other patterned behavior. It also charts the strengths and weaknesses of the rulings and demonstrates Taft's penchant for increasing the impact of decisions by pursuing consensus among the justices, two of whom were his own appointees when he served as president.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Peter G. Renstrom\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1576072800\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781576072806\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e ABC-CLIO\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/12\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.20h x 7.36w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerican Reference Bks Annual\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 267","brand":"Peter G. Renstrom","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48088583143679,"sku":"9781576072806","price":79.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_714022fb-3097-4dd4-9072-b1f2b5dc6d24.jpg?v=1769105576","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-taft-court-peter-g-renstrom-9781576072806","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}