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Supremely Partisan
How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court Court
Caricature drawings of four Supreme Court justices at time of publication in front of the Supreme Court building
AuthorJames D. Zirin
PublisherRowman & Littlefield
Publication date
September 15, 2016
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, Ebook
Pages312
ISBN978-1-4422-6636-0 (Hardcover)

Supremely Partisan: How Raw Politics Tips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court is a non-fiction book by James D. Zirin published by Rowman & Littlefield on September 15, 2016.[1] The book was published two years after Zirin's first book, The Mother Court.

Contents

In the book, Zirin argues that the Supreme Court has become dangerously partisan.[2] According to Supreme Court correspondent Dahlia Lithwick, Zirin argues persuasively that "the [2016] court is as dangerously partisan as it can be, asserting that it is 'a court of law in many cases, and a political court in many others, with 5–4 decisions laced with ideology, a partisan divide, and diminished public confidence in the court’s legitimacy as the final interpreter of the law of the land'."[2]

Reviews

Liane Jackson from the ABA Journal wrote, "Zirin’s book is particularly timely and thought-provoking, whether or not you agree with his premise."[3] Spectator political columnist Michael Beloff opines, "...[Zirin] uses skills developed both from behind the bar and in front of the camera to mount the charge that the US Supreme Court is a political court."[4]

References

  1. ^ Zirin, James (2016). Supremely Partisan : How Raw Politics Ttips the Scales in the United States Supreme Court. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. ISBN 978-1-4422-6636-0.
  2. ^ a b Lithwick, Dahlia (25 October 2016). "No More Bush v. Gore". Slate. Retrieved 29 May 2018.
  3. ^ Jackson, Liane (January 12, 2018). "New books explore polarization of politics and judiciary". ABA Journal. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
  4. ^ "How impartial is the US judiciary?". The Spectator. February 4, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2018.