Packing The Court; The Rise Of Judicial Power And The Coming Crisis Of The Supreme Court

By James MacGregor Burns
"This provocative book challenges the power of the U.S. Supreme Court to pass judgment on congressional legislation. Pulitzer Prize winner Burns (government, emeritus, Williams Coll.; Roosevelt, the Soldier of Freedom) rejects the precedent John Marshall set in 1803 that gave the Court that power and argues that FDR's packing plan should have been implemented, citing evidence that the framers never intended to give the judiciary veto power. ....Burns's elegant proposal is sure to stir controversy among scholars who accept judicial review as a pillar of American government. His readable history contends that the Court has been out of step too often with the needs of most Americans. "
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