Author Parry-Giles, Trevor, 1963-

Title The character of justice [electronic resource] : rhetoric, law, and politics in the Supreme Court confirmation process / Trevor Parry-Giles.

Imprint East Lansing : Michigan State University Press, c2006.
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Description 267 p. ; 24 cm.
Series ACLS Humanities E-Book (Series)
Rhetoric and public affairs series.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Character, the constitution, and the Supreme Court confirmation process -- For the soul of the Supreme Court : the 1916 nomination of Louis D. Brandeis -- From property rights to human rights : the Hughes and Parker nominations of 1930 -- The character of civil rights : the Thurgood Marshall nomination -- Nixon's southern strategy and the Haynsworth/Carswell nominations -- Bork's America : Supreme Court confirmations as political spectacle -- The future of Supreme Court confirmations : beyond Bork.
Reproduction Electronic text and image data. Ann Arbor, Mich. : University of Michigan, MPublishing, 2014. Includes both TIFF files and keyword searchable text. ([ACLS Humanities E-Book]) Mode of access: Intranet.
Subject(s) United States. Supreme Court -- Officials and employees -- Selection and appointment -- History.
Judges -- Selection and appointment -- History.
Political questions and judicial power -- History.
Alternate Author American Council of Learned Societies.