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In this engaging and illuminating narrative of the Supreme Court, David M. O'Brien shows students how the Court is a "storm center" of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to help determine the course of public policy and shape the... Read Full Overview

In an engaging narrative, David M. O'Brien shows how the Supreme Court is a "storm center" of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to help determine the course of public policy and shape American society. The Eleventh Edition features... Read Full Overview

The sixth edition of O'Brien's (government and foreign affairs, U. of Virginia) student-oriented text incorporates additional materials from the papers made available at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library since publication of the fifth edition in 2000. It also includes new... Read Full Overview

The Supreme Court may appear to be a less political body than Congress or the executive branch, but in fact it is a fundamentally political institution. David M. O'Brien shows students how the Supreme Court is a "storm center" of political controversy, where personality, politics,... Read Full Overview

The title of this update of the 2003 edition derives from Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes' comment that the US Supreme Court is a storm center of political controversy. In a balanced treatment of the Court's power and curbs on its power, O'Brien (government and foreign affairs,... Read Full Overview

In this engaging and illuminating narrative of the Supreme Court, David O'Brien shows students how the Court is a "storm center" of political controversy, where personality, politics, law, and justice come together to shape and often change drastically the society in which we... Read Full Overview

David O Brien shows students how the Supreme Court is a storm center of political controversy where personality, politics, law, and justice converge. This thoroughly updated Eighth Edition of Storm Center continues to chart historic steps taken by the Court, and features an in-depth... Read Full Overview