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Abraham (government and foreign affairs, emeritus, U. of Virginia) expands his 1992 volume Justices and Presidents, 3rd ed. , providing an updated account of the Supreme Court up to the present. Emphasis is placed on evaluation of relations between the justices, presidents, senators, and the American public. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Totally revised and updated, this classic history of the 108 members of the U.S. Supreme addresses the vital questions of why individual justices were nominated to the highest court, how their nominations were received, whether the appointees ultimately lived up to the expectations of the American public, and what their legacy was on the development of American law and society.
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