The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics

by Stephen Breyer

Book Overview

A sitting justice reflects upon the authority of the Supreme Court--how that authority was gained and how measures to restructure the Court could undermine both the Court and the constitutional system of checks and balances that depends on it.

A growing chorus of officials and commentators argues that the Supreme Court has become too political. On this view the confirmation process is just an exercise in partisan agenda-setting, and...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674269365
• ISBN13: 9780674269361
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.39 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 4.6" x 6.5"