The Most Activist Supreme Court in History

List of Tables
Preface
Introduction: The Supreme Court and Modern Judicial Conservatism
Part I. The Roots of Modern Judicial Conservatism, 1937-1969
1. The New Deal Revolution and the Reconstruction of Constitutional Law, 1937-1949
2. Frankfurter's Failure: The Rise and Decline of Judicial Self-Restraint, 1949-1962
3. The Warren Court and Its Critics, 1962-1969
Part II: The Court and the Conservative Turn in American Politics, 1969-1994
4. The Nixon Court and the Conservative Turn, 1969-1980
5. The Reagan Court and the Conservative Ascendance, 1980-1994
Part III: The Rehnquist Court and the Splintering of Judicial Conservatism, 1994-2003
6. Activism and Restraint on the Rehnquist Court
7. Law and Politics on the Rehnquist Court
Conclusion: Modern Conservatism and Judicial Power
Notes
Cases Cited
References
Index