One of America's greatest legal scholars reveals the historical, social, and even personal underpinnings of the Supreme Court's landmark decisions and educates readers on the way it works.
"One of America's greatest legal scholars reveals the historical, social, and even personal underpinnings of the Supreme Court's landmark decisions and educates readers on the way it works."@en
"The United States Supreme Court looms large in the public imagination. To many, its magisterial facade stands for the rule of law and the triumph of justice, a lofty and daunting symbol of the principles America holds to be sacred. But behind those towering pillars there has been so much infighting, intrigue, and backstabbing over the years that the legendary justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., reportedly described the Court as "nine scorpions in a bottle.""
"The United States Supreme Court looms large in the public imagination. To many, its magisterial facade stands for the rule of law and the triumph of justice, a lofty and daunting symbol of the principles America holds to be sacred. But behind those towering pillars there has been so much infighting, intrigue, and backstabbing over the years that the legendary justice Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., reportedly described the Court as "nine scorpions in a bottle.""@en
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