Ten Little-Known Facts about the Supreme Court 12+

📖 In this intriguing book, Lawrence Wrightsman—eminent scholar and engaging raconteur— shines a penetrating light on key aspects of the U.S. Supreme Court. He addresses such questions as: What really determines who gets selected as members of the Supreme Court? Do carefully selected Presidential picks perform better than hastily chosen nominees? Is the Congressional confirmation process inevitably contentious? Can decisions of the Supreme Court be predicted? If so, on what basis? Do the Justices operate out of personal values and beliefs or do they base their decisions on the Constitution and the law as written? Is there any difference between liberal and conservative Justices in this matter? How much influence does the Chief Justice have? Is the Chief Justice merely one among equals or does the Chief Justice have special influence? Do the Court’s decisions follow public opinion or create it? To what extent are the Court’s decisions being carried out versus being undermined? Wrightsman’s ability to incisively analyze serious issues, giving glimpses of the backstory and personal aspects of the players’ lives, make this volume not only informative, but also a joy to read. The volume and its author have received praise from both journalists and academics:“Larry Wrightsman has done it again, blending together law, psychology and empirical evidence to explain how and why the nation's highest court behaves the way it does. He explores how predictable and how political the Supreme...