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Storm Center: The Supreme Court in American Politics, Eighth Edition

Paperback
Edition: 8
Author: David M. O'Brien
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date: 2008-04-19
ISBN-10: 0393932184
ISBN-13: 9780393932188
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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, deeply engaged in the struggles for power that shape American politics and society. David O'Brien shows students 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.

This thoroughly updated Seventh Edition of Storm Center continues to chart historic steps taken by the Court, drawing on new material from the recently opened private papers of Justice Harry A. Blackmun, and including expanded coverage of the Rehnquist court and its impact on American life.

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Witty and informative

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As an undergraduate student studying constitutional law, I found this book an excellent introduction into the court politics. O'Brien writes and organizes his book in a coherent way, allowing for the maximum material absorption coupled with intriguing facts and footnotes. "Storm Center" reveals the court as a human and error-prone institution evolving over time into a kind of super-legislation, becoming at the same time both more independent and intertwined in regard to the other two branches.

Overall, an enjoyable read for anyone willing to peak at the kitchen of law.

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This is an excellent examination into the history of the court and the politics that led to its current make-up. O'Brien does a good job making this an interesting and often riviting historical examination.

This has become a valuable tool in my personal and educational understanding of today's court. With the public eye close to the court these days (Presidential Election) the individual and personal examinations that O'Brien has provided on the court has helped me to make my own judgements and predictions as to possible decisions. An excellent purchase for the beginner or well seasoned court watcher.

Get Acquainted with the Supreme Court	Customer Rating:
If you know only a bare minimum about the Supreme Court, or know a lot, this is an excellent book to supplement that knowledge. It is both an excellent narrative about some of the biggest battles between the Justices themselves and an informational text explaining the ins-and-outs of how a case actually comes to be decided by the Court. All in all, it is well worth reading.