Why read The American Supreme Court?

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For more than fifty years, Robert G. McCloskey's classic work on the Supreme Court's role in constructing the US Constitution has introduced generations of students to the workings of our nation's highest court.

As in prior editions, McCloskey's original text remains unchanged. In his historical interpretation, he argues that the…

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Gerald N. Rosenberg

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In just a few hundred pages McCloskey presents an historically focused examination of the conditions under which the Supreme Court succeeds and fails.

Beautifully written, The American Supreme Court is aimed at an educated general audience. In discussing many of the Court’s most famous decisions it succeeds in demystifying the workings of the Court. First published in 1960, and now in its 6th edition, the book is a classic.

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