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Pros
Short, to the point, easy to read and well worth reading, and rereading. Reading electronically allows you to jump out and independently research the cases. The pertinent cases cited in the author's arguments are appropriate and fairly-assessed.
The hidden history of the supreme court is a must read for those who want to understand the history of the court and its impact on american democratic society. The fossil fuel industry has a role in shaping courts of the 21st century, as they have aro... Read More
Cons
Reading the jacket's description of the author’s legal theory is enough. It is so weighted down with it's liberal, leftist viewpoint that it cannot qualify as anything approaching a history book. Madison is wrong.
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Quality
As with any thom hartmann book this is well written concise and with appropriate verifications and links
Very thorough research and well written and put together
Nothing is new and due to a lack of experience in 34real work34 and a lack of experience with the 34labor class34 these types o... Read More
Instead of interpretation within the context of changing societal direction and needs many of the conservative judges peruse 18... Read More
Price
Thanks for offering this book at a fair price
Packaging/appearance
Packing the court in history has gone all the way back to the times of john adams and thomas jefferson
Howeverit is packed with so much data that i have to read it in stages
Competitiveness
A great book to read give you more insight on how the supreme court is making decisions to benefit others especially corporations
In hartman’s words “the immediate goal of the powell memo was to have large corporations and billionaires fund an ideological m... Read More
To powell who later became a chief justice nothing was more important than freeing the very rich and their corporations from th... Read More
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Mostly it ends up being an excellent review of court cases and how the court rulings changed our laws culture and political system
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But it is also how the political parties throughout our history have tried to manipulate the court to meet their own agendas
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The author is a progressive radio host so there are some rants
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There is an abundance of foot notes 147 and references
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One theme of the book is that political parties pack the court to support long term agendas
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Johnson became president april 15 1865
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To keep johnson from assigning a new supreme court justice the republican controlled congress passed the judicial circuits act of 1866 reducing the supreme court size from 10 to 6
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This kept johnson from replacing a justice if one died or quit
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