Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices by Noah Feldman has just been added to the "new book shelf" on the library’s third floor.
The book tells the story of the four FDR Supreme Court appointees who have had the most lasting influence on the court: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter, Robert Jackson, and William O. Douglas. It traces the path each justice took to get to the court, as well as the relationship each had with FDR. It examines the justices’ different approaches to constitutional interpretation, while discussing the important cases of the 1940's and 1950's throughout, culminating in the landmark case of Brown v. Board of Education.
For more, watch an interview with the author or read a review.
