Confirmation Wars: Preserving Independent Courts in Angry Times

by Benjamin Wittes

Book Overview

In Confirmation Wars, Benjamin Wittes rejects the parodies offered by both the Right and Left of the decline of the process by which the United States Senate confirms--or rejects--the president's nominees to the federal judiciary. He draws on original reporting and new historical research to provide a more accurate understanding of the current climate. He argues that the transformations the process has undergone should not be understood principally...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 074255144X
• ISBN13: 9780742551442
• Release Date: August 2006
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"