Synopses & Reviews
Presenting the history of the major constitutional issues that have come before the Supreme Court, this book covers everything from the founding of the country and the Al Gore-George W. Bush election crisis to the amusing and accessible format of editorial cartoons. Including drawings from Harper's Weekly, Judge, Puck, and Vanity Fair, in addition to other periodicals and daily newspapers, this book brings together the cartoonists' witty and wise views on secession, presidential power, ambitions of justices, Prohibition, FDR's court-packing, desegregation, school prayer, Watergate, executive privilege, abortion, sex discrimination, flag burning, the Clinton impeachment controversy, and much more.
Review
"These are fun, but they are more than that-they interpret and get to the point for the layman as the legalistic language of the opinions often do not." (William S. McFeely, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Grant: A Biography)
About the Author
Harry L. Pohlman is the chair of the political science department at Dickinson College. He lives in Carlisle, Pennsylvania. Michael Kahn is a senior partner and head of litigation at Folger Levin & Kahn. He lives in San Francisco, California.