Filling the Ninth Seat: Nominations and the Court'S Future
With another potential Supreme Court vacancy on the horizon, these books explain how presidential nominations, strategic retirements, and Senate maneuvering reshape the highest court and everything it touches.
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Justice on the BrinkLinda GreenhouseA recent, authoritative account of the Court's politicization that explains how appointments and retirements produced...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
The NineJeffrey ToobinA detailed insider narrative of the Court that illuminates the personalities and decision dynamics affected by new...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
The Most Dangerous BranchDavid A. KaplanA journalist’s inside look at the Court’s secret world that helps readers see how nomination battles and confirmations...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
The Shadow DocketStephen VladeckAn expert analysis of procedural practices like the shadow docket that shows the practical consequences of changing...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Where Tyranny BeginsDavid Rohde, Eric Jason MartinInvestigation of executive pressure on justice institutions that contextualizes how presidents can influence courts...Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
Supreme InequalityAdam CohenA structural critique of how the Court’s rulings concentrate power and why control over appointments has broad policy...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary