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Selling of Supreme Court Nominees

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ISBN-10: 0801858836

ISBN-13: 9780801858833

Edition: 1995 (Reprint)

Authors: John Anthony Maltese

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"A highly informative study of presidential appointments and senatorial confirmation -- or rejection -- of those nominees to the Supreme Court throughout our history... This book is clearly written, fast paced, and very well documented. It is recommended to all interested to the political gateway to the federal appellate judiciary." -- Appellate Practice Journal and Update "Stands out in its scholarly thoroughness and innovative theory... one of the best books currently available for understanding the contemporary politics of Supreme Court nominations." -- Law and Politics Book Review Politics has always been at the heart of the Supreme Court selection process. According to John Anthony…    
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Book details

List price: $29.00
Copyright year: 1995
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Publication date: 4/24/1998
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 216
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 0.52" tall
Weight: 0.638
Language: English

John Anthony Maltese is the Albert B. Saye professor and head of the department of political science at the University of Georgia. He holds a PhD from Johns Hopkins University. His books include The Selling of Supreme Court Nominees (1995) and Spin Control: The White House Office of Communications and the Management of Presidential News (1992). He is a Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor and was named the Georgia Professor of the Year by the Carnegie Foundation and the Council for Advancement and Support of Education (CASE). Professor Maltese also writes extensively about classical music and won a Grammy Award in 1996 from the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences.

Series Editor's Foreword
Preface and Acknowledgments
Introduction
The President versus the Senate
In the Beginning
The Rise of Organized Interests
Interests versus Nominees: The Defeat of John J. Parker
Interests versus Nominees: The Defeat of Clement Haynsworth
Speaking Out: Interest Groups, Nominees, and Presidents
The Institutional Presidency: Strategic Resources and the Supreme Court Selection Process
The Clinton Appointments and Proposals for Reform
Notes
Index