Nixon's court : his challenge to judicial liberalism and its political consequences /
Most analysts have deemed Richard Nixon's challenge to the judicial liberalism of the Warren Supreme Court a failure--"a counterrevolution that wasn't." Nixon's Court offers an alternative assessment. Kevin J. McMahon reveals a Nixon whose public rhetoric was more conservati...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Chicago :
University of Chicago Press,
2011.
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| Summary: | Most analysts have deemed Richard Nixon's challenge to the judicial liberalism of the Warren Supreme Court a failure--"a counterrevolution that wasn't." Nixon's Court offers an alternative assessment. Kevin J. McMahon reveals a Nixon whose public rhetoric was more conservative than his administration's actions and whose policy towards the Court was more subtle than previously recognized. Viewing Nixon's judicial strategy as part political and part legal, McMahon argues that Nixon succeeded substantially on both counts. Many of the issues dear to social conservatives, such as abortion and school. |
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| Item Description: | Electronic resource. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiii, 343 pages) : illustrations, map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780226561219 (electronic) 0226561216 (electronic) 9786613281654 6613281654 |