Nancy Maveety: 4 books
Glass and Gavel
The U.S. Supreme Court and Alcohol
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2018
In Glass and Gavel, noted legal expert Nancy Maveety has written the first book devoted to alcohol in the nation’s highest court of law, the United States Supreme Court.
Combining an examination of the justices’ participation in the social use of alcohol across the Court’s history with...
by Nancy Maveety
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: July 5, 2017
What defines a president? Is it policymaking? A good relationship with the American people? Or is it legacy? Most would argue that legacy imprints a president in the American consciousness. A president's federal judicial appointees may be his or her most lasting political legacy. Because federal judges...
Transforming America
Barack Obama in the White House
Language: English
Release Date: September 16, 2011
The presidency of Barack Obama seeks major transformation of American politics and policy. This new collection, edited by Steven E. Schier, examines the unusual combination of risk and ambition in Obama's presidency concerning popular politics, Washington politics, and economic and foreign policy....
by Nancy L. Maveety
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: March 23, 2010
Maveety argues that the Supreme Court under Burger revolutionized the constitutional view of political representation