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An authoritative survey of the Taft Court, which served from 1921 to 1929, and the impact it had on the U.S. legal system, social order, economics, and politics. William Howard Taft's experience in the executive branch gave him a unique perspective on the court's work. He initiated judicial reform and was the prime mover behind the Judiciary Act of 1925, which gave the court wide latitude to accept cases based on their importance to the nation. The Taft Court decided about 1,600 cases during its nine terms. This book examines the ""aggregate"" personality of the court through discussions of individual voting characteristics, bloc alignments, and other patterned behavior. It also charts the strengths and weaknesses of the rulings and demonstrates Taft's penchant for increasing the impact of decisions by pursuing consensus among the justices, two of whom were his own appointees when he served as president.

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<p> This book is a mandatory purrchase for every law school library and academic libraries ... It is also recommended for medium-and large-sized public libraries... - <p>American Reference Books Annual

This book is a good read and a solid source of information...Highly recommended. General readers, upper-division undergraduates, graduate students, and professionals. - Choice This book is a mandatory purrchase for every law school library and academic libraries ... It is also recommended for medium-and large-sized public libraries... - American Reference Books Annual

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Peter G. Renstrom is professor of political science at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, MI.

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