{"product_id":"the-supreme-court-in-conference-1940-1985-the-private-discussions-behind-nearly-300-supreme-court-decisions-9780195126327","title":"The Supreme Court in Conference (1940-1985): The Private Discussions Behind Nearly 300 Supreme Court Decisions","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): del Dickson\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Courts - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Supreme Court in Conference\u003c\/em\u003e offers a fascinating and unprecedented look at the private debates between Justices on nearly 300 landmark cases from 1940-1985. Major decisions such as \u003cem\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eBrown v. Board of Education\u003c\/em\u003e are covered and the notes of Justices Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, Frank Murphy, Robert Jackson, Harold Burton, Tom Clark, Earl Warren and William Brennan are opened to shed light on what goes on behind the closed doors of the secretive conference room. \u003cbr\u003eIn this unique and revealing work on some of the most profound rulings made at a turbulent time in American history, the reader is given insight into how and why certain decisions were reached. With expert editing by Del Dickson--who provides annotations and an introduction to each case, placing them in legal and historical context--cases on issues such as free speech, the rights of the accused, religion, Presidential power, equal protection, affirmative action and the death penalty are discussed. Dickson also includes a lively and incisive history of the Supreme Court, from its beginning to the present, illuminating how the conference works, how it has evolved, its various animosities, triumphant successes and glaring failures. \u003cbr\u003e As the first major reference work on this subject, this easy-to-use book offers the most reliable evidence available on the internal workings of the Supreme Court. It is the ideal source for scholars, law students, historians and anyone interested in how Supreme Court decisions are \u003cem\u003etruly\u003c\/em\u003e made.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47890136924311,"sku":"9780195126327","price":18057.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780195126327.webp?v=1781178917","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-supreme-court-in-conference-1940-1985-the-private-discussions-behind-nearly-300-supreme-court-decisions-9780195126327","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}