Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court
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James Macgregor Burns., James Macgregor Burns|AUTHOR., & Norman Dietz|READER. (2009). Packing the Court: The Rise of Judicial Power and the Coming Crisis of the Supreme Court . Tantor Media, Inc..

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