Book Summary
In Supreme Conflict, Jan Crawford Greenburg provides insightful analysis into the facts surrounding Supreme Court appointments and more focused on a normative assessment of the appointments process.
powerful vignettes about the Supreme Court and the controversies surrounding the appointment of eight Justices since 1982, Greenburg fails to consider the broader normative implications of her narrative.
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Briefly summarize the book. What is the author’s central focus? What time periods does the book explore? Which justices does the book primarily focus on and what are the central arguments the author makes about the justices/time period/Court/etc.?
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She reveals for the first time the real story behind a series of failed Republican nominations that enraged the American conservative movement and left it seething with frustration and resolve not to squander future opportunities. Enter: George W. Bush and the setting of the stage for a full-blown conservative counterrevolution. Supreme Conflict contains entirely fresh perspectives across the entire sweep of its story, from the conservative movement's early fumbles with the nominations of justices Anthony Kennedy and David Souter to its crowning successes with the appointments of justices Roberts and Alito. The book breaks news in its revelations about the effect of Chief Justice Rehnquist's illness on the process; on the truth behind Harriet Miers's disastrous nomination and how it was really scuttled; and on how decades of bruising battles led to the triumph of the conservative agenda with the appointment of two of its leading judicial exponents. Through the entire dramatic story, rich in character and conflict, Greenburg never loses sight of the gargantuan stakes in this struggle, the opposing ideological agendas at
In Supreme Conflict, Jan Crawford Greenburg provides insightful analysis into the facts surrounding Supreme Court appointments and more focused on a normative assessment of the appointments process.
powerful vignettes about the Supreme Court and the controversies surrounding the appointment of eight Justices since 1982, Greenburg fails to consider the broader normative implications of her narrative.
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Briefly summarize the book. What is the author’s central focus? What time periods does the book explore? Which justices does the book primarily focus on and what are the central arguments the author makes about the justices/time period/Court/etc.?
Evaluate the book. How well does the book fulfill the promises the author makes …show more content…
She reveals for the first time the real story behind a series of failed Republican nominations that enraged the American conservative movement and left it seething with frustration and resolve not to squander future opportunities. Enter: George W. Bush and the setting of the stage for a full-blown conservative counterrevolution. Supreme Conflict contains entirely fresh perspectives across the entire sweep of its story, from the conservative movement's early fumbles with the nominations of justices Anthony Kennedy and David Souter to its crowning successes with the appointments of justices Roberts and Alito. The book breaks news in its revelations about the effect of Chief Justice Rehnquist's illness on the process; on the truth behind Harriet Miers's disastrous nomination and how it was really scuttled; and on how decades of bruising battles led to the triumph of the conservative agenda with the appointment of two of its leading judicial exponents. Through the entire dramatic story, rich in character and conflict, Greenburg never loses sight of the gargantuan stakes in this struggle, the opposing ideological agendas at