The Taft Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy

Peter G. Renstrom

ISBN 10: 1576072800 / ISBN 13: 9781576072806

Published by ABC-CLIO, 2003

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Synopsis:

An authoritative survey of the Taft Court, which served from 1921 to 1929, and the impact it had on the U.S. legal system, social order, economics, and politics.

William Howard Taft's experience in the executive branch gave him a unique perspective on the court's work. He initiated judicial reform and was the prime mover behind the Judiciary Act of 1925, which gave the court wide latitude to accept cases based on their importance to the nation.

The Taft Court decided about 1,600 cases during its nine terms. This book examines the aggregate" personality of the court through discussions of individual voting characteristics, bloc alignments, and other patterned behavior. It also charts the strengths and weaknesses of the rulings and demonstrates Taft's penchant for increasing the impact of decisions by pursuing consensus among the justices, two of whom were his own appointees when he served as president."

About the Author:

Peter G. Renstrom is professor of political science at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Taft Court: Justices, Rulings, and Legacy
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication Date: 2003
Binding: Hardback
Condition: New