{"product_id":"the-burger-court-and-the-rise-of-the-judicial-right-9781476732510","title":"The Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right","description":"\u003cb\u003eA revelatory look at the Warren Burger Supreme Court finds that it was not moderate or transitional, but conservative--and it shaped today's constitutional landscape. It is an \"important book...a powerful corrective to the standard narrative of the Burger Court\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Richard Nixon campaigned for the presidency in 1968 he promised to change the Supreme Court. With four appointments to the court, including Warren E. Burger as the chief justice, he did just that. In 1969, the Burger Court succeeded the famously liberal Warren Court, which had significantly expanded civil liberties and was despised by conservatives across the country. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe Burger Court is often described as a \"transitional\" court between the Warren Court and the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts, a court where little of importance happened. But as this \"landmark new book\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Christian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e) shows, the Burger Court veered well to the right in such areas as criminal law, race, and corporate power. Authors Graetz and Greenhouse excavate the roots of the most significant Burger Court decisions and in \"elegant, illuminating arguments\" (\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e) show how their legacy affects us today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Timely and engaging\" (\u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003ci\u003eThe Burger Court and the Rise of the Judicial Right \u003c\/i\u003edraws on the personal papers of the justices as well as other archives to provide \"the best kind of legal history: cogent, relevant, and timely\" (\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781476732510\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.40w x 1.20d","brand":"Michael J. Graetz, Linda Greenhouse","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42059265212597,"sku":"9781476732510","price":33.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a7031b19-3313-4e23-a09b-2dc78f817de3.jpg?v=1650342173","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/the-burger-court-and-the-rise-of-the-judicial-right-9781476732510","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}