James Simon. This dramatic history illuminates the uniquely American conflict between constitutional reverence and popular politics. New York Law School prof Simon spotlights the struggle between a conservative Court under Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and a frustrated President Franklin Roosevelt on key New Deal measures in the 1930s. With the present-day Court poised to rule on health care reform amid controversies over the governments power to address economic turmoil, Simons account of a very similar era is both trenchant and timely.--Publisher's Weekly (Check Catalog)
Friday, April 6, 2012
FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle Over the New Deal
James Simon. This dramatic history illuminates the uniquely American conflict between constitutional reverence and popular politics. New York Law School prof Simon spotlights the struggle between a conservative Court under Chief Justice Charles Evans Hughes and a frustrated President Franklin Roosevelt on key New Deal measures in the 1930s. With the present-day Court poised to rule on health care reform amid controversies over the governments power to address economic turmoil, Simons account of a very similar era is both trenchant and timely.--Publisher's Weekly (Check Catalog)
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