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Rosen, Jeffrey. The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America.(Brief article)(Book review)

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| January 01, 2007 | Kennedy, Becky | (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Rosen, Jeffrey. The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America. Times Bks: Holt. Jan. 2007. photogs. index. ISBN 0-8050-8182-8 [ISBN 978-0-8050-8182-4]. $25. LAW

The components of judicial decision making have been covered extensively in academic journals and books. Here, Rosen uses a historical context to examine the influence of judicial temperament on the tenures of some of the most influential Supreme Court justices. The author is a law professor at George Washington University as well as legal affairs editor at the New Republic, but the book is concise and free of legal jargon. In each chapter, Rosen …

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