Dissent and the Supreme Court: Its Role in the Court's History and the Nation's Constitutional Dialogue

by Melvin I. Urofsky

Book Overview

From the admired judicial authority, author of Louis D. Brandeis ("Remarkable"--Anthony Lewis, The New York Review of Books; "Monumental"--Alan M. Dershowitz, The New York Times Book Review ), Division and Discord, and Supreme Decisions --Melvin Urofsky's major new book looks at the role of dissent in the Supreme Court and the meaning of the Constitution through the greatest and longest lasting public-policy debate in the country's history, among...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 030737940X
• ISBN13: 9780307379405
• Release Date: October 2015
• Publisher: Pantheon Books
• Length: 544 Pages
• Weight: 2.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.5" x 9.3"