A People's History of the Supreme Court: The Men and Women Whose Cases and Decisions Have Shaped Our ConstitutionRevised Edition
by Peter Irons
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Author: Peter IronsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2006-07-25
ISBN: 0143037382
Number of pages: 576
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Book Review: INTERESTING PERSPECTIVE ABOUT U.S. JUSTICE
Summary: 5 Stars
This book by professor Irons is fascinating. Very well written, it tells the tale about the workings of power and institutions in the U.S.; the devices and remedies that, from time to time, were instrumented by the Supreme Court of Justice, in the past 200 years, to limit or reaffirm the constitutional rights of the people, according to the evolution of legal and political thought of the Justices of the Court and the changes in public opinion and the mores, regarding fundamental issues at stake. It is an interesting approach because not only provides sketches of the justices that constituted the soul of that body, but also deals with the persons that provided its food. The individuals that took a stand and fought for their rights, are also portraited, and thus the history of the evolution of Constitutional law and the Supreme Court, aquires a meaningful and intimate perspective that you will not find in other books related with the subject. This book could be a nice introductory text to U.S. Constitutional law for students, but since it is a very accessible reading of fundamental issues that concern all citizens, I would recommend it to the lay man, the common person in the street, so that he can better understand those that came before him, and those that will follow....
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