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his challenge to judicial liberalism and its political consequences
1 online resource (xiii, 343 pages) : illustrations, map
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.
Nixon's victory: oppositional presidents and the cycles of Supreme Court politics -- Circa 1968: law, order, and the race for the White House -- The fight for the nomination: holding on for a second chance -- Running to be 'the One': Nixon, divided democrats, and a chastened court -- The politics of desegregation -- 'Instead of listening to what we say -- watch what we do': electoral strategies, practical politics, and Nixon's judicial policy -- Leading by following: Nixon, the Court, and the road to school desegregation -- The dynamics and difficulties of remaking the Court -- The Party of Lincoln's last stand? The GOP divide and the rejection of Nixon's southern strict constructionists (or, How Senate republicans made the court more liberal) -- Fifty-three seconds that shaped the Court: Nixon's acceptable southerner and accidental ideologue (or, How liberals made the Court more conservative) -- The political and electoral consequences of Supreme Court decisions -- Fighting busing, crime, smut, and social disorder in America: strong rhetoric, selective action -- Judicial decisions and the ballot box: Nixon's Court and the division of the democratic coalition -- Evaluating the conservative counterrevolution through the Nixon/Rehnquist nexus.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nixon's Court : His Challenge to Judicial Liberalism and Its Political Consequences
Chicago : University of Chicago Press, c2011