Battle for the Marble Palace: Abe Fortas, Lyndon Johnson, Earl Warren, Richard Nixon and the Forging of the Modern Supreme Court
Michael Bobelian
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Description
1968 was a particularly tumultuous year in American history. The escalating war in Vietnam, the riots during the Democratic Convention, and the assassinations of Martin Luther King Jr. and Robert Kennedy left a scar on the national consciousness. But one great battle that took place during this time is barely recalled. The nomination of Abe Fortas for Chief Justice of the Supreme Court launched an all-out cultural war that would determine the course of major court cases for years to come. Award-winning judicial journalist and Supreme Court reporter Michael Bobelian brings us right into the halls where this fierce battle raged, pitting Lyndon Johnson and the Democratic Party against Richard Nixon and the GOP in a fight that ended in the defamation of Fortas, the first Jew ever nominated for the highest judicial office. Written in vivid detail, the narrative unfolds in a series of dramatic vignettes, from the landmark ruling of Brown vs. Board of Education to the chaos on the floor of the Democratic Convention. Readers are given a behind the scenes look at the camaraderie among the retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, and Fortas--and will witness, with them, the rise of Richard Nixon as the fate of the liberal court is decided.
Product Details
Price
$31.99
$29.75
Publisher
Schaffner Press
Publish Date
April 26, 2019
Pages
480
Dimensions
6.2 X 9.0 X 1.7 inches | 1.8 pounds
Language
English
Type
Hardcover
EAN/UPC
9781943156665
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About the Author
Michael Bobelian is an award-winning author, lawyer, and journalist whose work has covered issues ranging from legal affairs to corporate wrongdoing to human rights. His first book, Children of Armenia: A Forgotten Genocide and the Century-Long Struggle for Justice was published by Simon and Schuster in 2009. As a contributing writer at Forbes.com, Bobelian currently covers the Supreme Court, Wall Street reform, white collar crime, regulatory agencies, human rights, and high-profile trials. He has also written for the Los Angeles Times, Washington Monthly, California Lawyer magazine, Reuters, Legal Affairs magazine, the New York Law Journal, where he worked as a staff reporter, and various other publications
Reviews
"I learned something I didn't know on almost every page." ALLEN J. MATUSOW Author of The Unraveling of America: A History of Liberalism in the 1960s
"If you don't like what's become of the process, a pox belongs on both political parties. This thoughtful book explains why." DAVID A. KAPLAN Former legal affairs editor at Newsweek and author of The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution
"This is the origin story of our modern brand of hyper-politicized Supreme Court nomination battles. Michael Bobelian's talents as a legal historian are matched by his storyteller's flair. " MARK OBBIE Former executive editor, American Lawyer magazine
"A gifted writer, Michael Bobelian offers a thoroughly researched narrative on the modern nomination process. " JOHN KYLE DAY Author of Southern Manifesto: Massive Resistance and the Fight to Preserve Segregation
"Battle for the Marble Palace tells a very important story with fresh insight and perspective about a time when a sinkhole first developed at the busy intersection of politics and the judiciary." STEPHEN WERMIEL Former Supreme Court reporter at The Wall Street Journal and co-author of Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion
"Michael Bobelian presents this history with compelling portraits. . . . This has been a forgotten story of the Court, and he tells it in a highly readable fashion. " LUCAS A. POWE JR. Author of The Warren Court and American Politics
"If you don't like what's become of the process, a pox belongs on both political parties. This thoughtful book explains why." DAVID A. KAPLAN Former legal affairs editor at Newsweek and author of The Most Dangerous Branch: Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution
"This is the origin story of our modern brand of hyper-politicized Supreme Court nomination battles. Michael Bobelian's talents as a legal historian are matched by his storyteller's flair. " MARK OBBIE Former executive editor, American Lawyer magazine
"A gifted writer, Michael Bobelian offers a thoroughly researched narrative on the modern nomination process. " JOHN KYLE DAY Author of Southern Manifesto: Massive Resistance and the Fight to Preserve Segregation
"Battle for the Marble Palace tells a very important story with fresh insight and perspective about a time when a sinkhole first developed at the busy intersection of politics and the judiciary." STEPHEN WERMIEL Former Supreme Court reporter at The Wall Street Journal and co-author of Justice Brennan: Liberal Champion
"Michael Bobelian presents this history with compelling portraits. . . . This has been a forgotten story of the Court, and he tells it in a highly readable fashion. " LUCAS A. POWE JR. Author of The Warren Court and American Politics
