Turning Right: The Making of the Rehnquist Supreme Court

by David G. Savage

Book Overview

Based on the author's extensive coverage of the Supreme Court (including personal interviews), it lifts the veil of secrecy surrounding the Court by showing who the justices are and how they make their decisions. Explores the gradual shift of the Court to conservative ideology. Highlights the antagonisms between liberals and the new conservative majority showing how Scalia, Kennedy, Souter and now Thomas have fundamentally altered the Court's philosophy...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0471536601
• ISBN13: 9780471536604
• Release Date: April 1992
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 480 Pages
• Weight: 2.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.5" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Very good stuff

This was a very good recent history of the Supreme Court. I really liked the info on Scalia, to me, the most interesting justice on the court. It explained the workings of the court and the opinions without complex legaleze (or however the heck you spell it). The info on Thomas and his confirmation was also very interesting. All in all, very good reading for anyone interested in the workings of the Rehnquist Court.