Making the Supreme Court: The Politics of Appointments, 1930-2020

by Charles M. Cameron

Book Overview

Appointments to the United States Supreme Court are now central events in American political life. Every vacancy unleashes a bitter struggle between Republicans and Democrats over nominees; and once the seat is filled, new justices typically vote in predictable ways. However, this has not always been the case. As late as the middle of the twentieth century, presidents invested little time and effort in finding and vetting nominees, often selecting...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0197680542
• ISBN13: 9780197680544
• Release Date: August 2023
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 504 Pages
• Weight: 1.42 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.2" x 9.2"