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Scorpions : the battles and triumphs of FDR's great Supreme Court justices / Noah Feldman.

Feldman, Noah, 1970- (Author).

Summary:

""Scorpions" tells the story of four great justices: their relationship with Roosevelt, with each other, and with the turbulent world of the Great Depression, World War II, and the Cold War. It also serves as a history of the modern Constitution itself, exploring the constitutional battles of the Roosevelt era (1940s and 1950s) and their contemporary relevance."-- Unedited summary from book.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780446580571
  • ISBN: 0446580570
  • Physical Description: xii, 513 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Twelve, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-497) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
In the club -- Anarchy -- Disease and the man -- Upstate -- Southern pride -- Out of the west -- Collapse -- Security and securities -- The subpoena -- Art and taxes -- Court packing -- Switch in time -- Ambition -- The skeleton -- Original intent -- Anschluss -- The sheriff --The pledge -- Of gurus and vice presidents -- Destroyers and bases -- The sword -- And the war came -- The saboteurs -- Faith -- Internment -- A disaster -- Succession -- The death of fathers -- Justice at Nuremberg -- The final solution -- Things fall apart -- Originalism -- Crisis and rebirth -- The constitution abroad -- The Communist councilman -- The battle of Foley Square -- Clear and present danger -- Seizure -- The zone of twilight -- Segregation -- The Brown puzzle -- Deliberate speed -- The individualists -- Ex Machina -- Last act -- Hollow men -- Kaddish -- The pine box -- The wilderness : and a triumph.
Citation/References Note:
Booklist
Kirkus Starred
Publisher's Weekly
Booklist, October 2010
Kirkus Starred, August 2010
New York Times, November 2010
Publisher's Weekly, August 2010
Target Audience Note:
Adult
Adult Follett Library Resources

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Frankfurter, Felix, 1882-1965.
Black, Hugo LaFayette, 1886-1971.
Jackson, Robert, 1911-1977.
Douglas, William O. (William Orville), 1898-1980.
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945.
Jackson, Robert H., 1892-1954.
Judges > United States > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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