Books by John Jeffries
“John Jeffries, my former colleague and friend, was a law clerk to Justice Powell in the early 1970s. He wrote one of the greatest judicial biographies of all time about Powell. Powell was one of the most influential justices in the history of the Supreme Court. He was a very smart man, a former president of the American Bar Association. But his influence was primarily a result of his position in the middle of the Court.” Read more...
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States
Michael Klarman, Lawyer
Interviews where books by John Jeffries were recommended
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The American Supreme Court
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John Marshall and the Heroic Age of the Supreme Court
by R. Kent Newmyer -
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Supreme Court Justice Joseph Story: Statesman of the Old Republic
by R. Kent Newmyer -
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The Dred Scott Case
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Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
by Richard Kluger -
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Justice Lewis F. Powell: A Biography
by John Jeffries
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States, recommended by Michael Klarman
The best books on The Supreme Court of the United States, recommended by Michael Klarman
It may be nice to think of America’s Supreme Court justices as neutral interpreters of the law, but the reality is that they are a reflection of the cultural and historical moment in which they operate. Legal scholar and author Michael Klarman, Kirkland & Ellis Professor at Harvard Law School, recommends the best books to learn more about the Supreme Court of the United States and its history.
