The oath : the Obama White House and the Supreme Court /
Toobin, Jeffrey.
The oath : the Obama White House and the Supreme Court / Obama White House and the Supreme Court Jeffrey Toobin. - 1st ed. - New York : Doubleday, c2012. - viii, 325 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index.
The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it." -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue: the Roberts court.
9780385527200
2012029205
Obama, Barack.
Roberts, John G., 1955-
United States. Supreme Court --History--21st century.
Constitutional history--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--History--United States--21st century.
Historia constitucional--Estados Unidos.
United States--Politics and government--2009-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno.
002 KF 8742 / T668o 2012
347.73/26090512
The oath : the Obama White House and the Supreme Court / Obama White House and the Supreme Court Jeffrey Toobin. - 1st ed. - New York : Doubleday, c2012. - viii, 325 p., [8] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-312) and index.
The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it." -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue: the Roberts court.
9780385527200
2012029205
Obama, Barack.
Roberts, John G., 1955-
United States. Supreme Court --History--21st century.
Constitutional history--United States.
Political questions and judicial power--History--United States--21st century.
Historia constitucional--Estados Unidos.
United States--Politics and government--2009-
Estados Unidos--Política y gobierno.
002 KF 8742 / T668o 2012
347.73/26090512