Explains when, why, and how citizens try to limit the Supreme Court's independence and power-- and why it matters.

This book investigates the causes and consequences of congressional attacks on the US Supreme Court, arguing that the extent of public support for judicial inde

"This is quite simply the best study of judicial independence that I have ever read; it is erudite, historically aware, and politically astute." ---Malcolm M. F

Examines the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, including how presidents view the norm of judicial independence.

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the