Lucas A Powe
Biographic Data
| ID | 4515487 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Lucas A Powe |
| GIVEN NAMES | Lucas A |
| FAMILY NAME | Powe |
| SIGNATURE | POWE L A |
| AFFILIATIONS | The University of Texas at Austin |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 13 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 13 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1987 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2012 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Nixon's Court
The standard view of Richard M. Nixon's staffing of the Burger court is that of “a counterrevolution that wasn't.” Nixon's Court by Kevin J. McMahon effectively dispels this idea and replaces it with a well-researched, tightly written critique that demonstrates that Nixon cared about two issues—busing and crime—and that he was effective in moving the Court to adopt positions close to his own. The Burger court moderated the Warren court's criminal…
Packing the Court
Packing the Court by James MacGregor Burns is a sprightly written history of the Supreme Court. Its main focus is on the jurists who were appointed by U.S. presidents, coupled with a highlights reel of the court's greatest decisions. With the exception of the “luminous” Earl Warren Court, Burns is mostly critical of the court's performance, which he deems insufficiently progressive (p. 180). Packing the Court has three dominant themes. First, pre…
The Supreme Court and the American Elite, 1789-2008
'The Supreme Court follows the election returns', the fictional Mr. Dooley observed a hundred years ago. And for all our ideals and dreams of a disinterested judiciary, above the political fray, it seems Mr. Dooley was right. In this engaging - and disturbing - book, a leading historian of the Court reveals the close fit between its decisions and the nation's politics. The story begins with the creation of the Constitution and ends with the June …
A Matter of Justice
The Logic of Persecution
Journal Article The Logic of Persecution: Free Expression and the McCarthy Era by Martin H. Redish Get access The Logic of Persecution: Free Expression and the McCarthy Era by Martin H. Redish. Stanford, CA, Stanford University Press, 2005. 300 pp. $55.00. L.A. Powe, Jr. L.A. Powe, Jr. The University of Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 121, Issue 1, Spring 2006, Pag…
The Warren Court and American Politics
Journal Article The Warren Court and American Politics. By Lucas A. Powe Jr. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. xviii, 566 pp. $35.00, ISBN 0-674-00095-1.) Get access Philippa Strum Philippa Strum City University of New York, New York, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 4, March 2001, Pages 1567–1568, https://doi.org/10.2307/2674875 Published: 01…
Go Geezers Go
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Free Speech in the Good War
Journal Article Free Speech in the Good War. By Richard W. Steele. (New York: St. Martins, 1999. x, 309 pp. $45.00, ISBN 0-312-17336-9.) Get access L. A. Scot Powe, Jr. L. A. Scot Powe, Jr. University of Texas, Austin, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 1, June 2000, Pages 276–277, https://doi.org/10.2307/2568023 Published: 01 June 2000
The Warren Court and American Politics
Journal Article The Warren Court and American Politics Get access Powe Lucas A.Jr., The Warren Court and American Politics. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2000. xvi, 566 pp. $35.00. Tinsley E. Yarbrouch Tinsley E. Yarbrouch East Carolina University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 44, Issue 3, July 2000, Pages 331–333, https://doi.org/10.2307/3113878 Pu…
The Beaten Path to the History of a Free Press
The Fourth Estate and the Constitution
Journal Article The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America. By Lucas A. Powe, Jr. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. xii + 357 pp. $29.95.) Get access The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America. By Powe Lucas A.Jr.. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. xii + 357 pp. $29.95.) Norman Rosenberg Norman Rosenberg Macalester College Search for other works by this author…
American Broadcasting and the First Amendment
Journal Article American Broadcasting and the First Amendment. By Lucas A. Powe, Jr. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. x + 295 pp. $25.00.) Get access James L. Baughman James L. Baughman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 75, Issue 1, June 1988, Pages 223–224, https://doi.org/10.2307/1889675 Published: 01 June 1988
The Constitution in the Supreme Court 1789-1888
Journal Article The Constitution in the Supreme Court 1789–1888 Get access Currie David P., The Constitution in the Supreme Court 1789–1888. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1985. xiii, 504 pp. $55.00. L.A. Powe, Jr. L.A. Powe, Jr. The University of Texas School of Law Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 31, Issue 3, July 1987, Pages 262–263, https://doi.org/1…
Packing the Court
Packing the Court by James MacGregor Burns is a sprightly written history of the Supreme Court. Its main focus is on the jurists who were appointed by U.S. presidents, coupled with a highlights reel of the court's greatest decisions. With the exception of the “luminous” Earl Warren Court, Burns is mostly critical of the court's performance, which he deems insufficiently progressive (p. 180). Packing the Court has three dominant themes. First, pre…
Go Geezers Go
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
The Constitution in the Supreme Court 1789-1888
Journal Article The Constitution in the Supreme Court 1789–1888 Get access Currie David P., The Constitution in the Supreme Court 1789–1888. Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1985. xiii, 504 pp. $55.00. L.A. Powe, Jr. L.A. Powe, Jr. The University of Texas School of Law Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 31, Issue 3, July 1987, Pages 262–263, https://doi.org/1…
American Broadcasting and the First Amendment
Journal Article American Broadcasting and the First Amendment. By Lucas A. Powe, Jr. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1987. x + 295 pp. $25.00.) Get access James L. Baughman James L. Baughman University of Wisconsin, Madison Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 75, Issue 1, June 1988, Pages 223–224, https://doi.org/10.2307/1889675 Published: 01 June 1988
The Beaten Path to the History of a Free Press
The Fourth Estate and the Constitution
Journal Article The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America. By Lucas A. Powe, Jr. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. xii + 357 pp. $29.95.) Get access The Fourth Estate and the Constitution: Freedom of the Press in America. By Powe Lucas A.Jr.. (Berkeley: University of California Press, 1991. xii + 357 pp. $29.95.) Norman Rosenberg Norman Rosenberg Macalester College Search for other works by this author…
Go Geezers Go
An abstract is not available for this content so a preview has been provided. Please use the Get access link above for information on how to access this content
Free Speech in the Good War
Journal Article Free Speech in the Good War. By Richard W. Steele. (New York: St. Martins, 1999. x, 309 pp. $45.00, ISBN 0-312-17336-9.) Get access L. A. Scot Powe, Jr. L. A. Scot Powe, Jr. University of Texas, Austin, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 1, June 2000, Pages 276–277, https://doi.org/10.2307/2568023 Published: 01 June 2000
The Warren Court and American Politics
Journal Article The Warren Court and American Politics Get access Powe Lucas A.Jr., The Warren Court and American Politics. Cambridge, Mass.: Harvard University Press, 2000. xvi, 566 pp. $35.00. Tinsley E. Yarbrouch Tinsley E. Yarbrouch East Carolina University Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar American Journal of Legal History, Volume 44, Issue 3, July 2000, Pages 331–333, https://doi.org/10.2307/3113878 Pu…
The Warren Court and American Politics
Journal Article The Warren Court and American Politics. By Lucas A. Powe Jr. (Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2000. xviii, 566 pp. $35.00, ISBN 0-674-00095-1.) Get access Philippa Strum Philippa Strum City University of New York, New York, New York Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 87, Issue 4, March 2001, Pages 1567–1568, https://doi.org/10.2307/2674875 Published: 01…
The Logic of Persecution
Journal Article The Logic of Persecution: Free Expression and the McCarthy Era by Martin H. Redish Get access The Logic of Persecution: Free Expression and the McCarthy Era by Martin H. Redish. Stanford, CA, Stanford University Press, 2005. 300 pp. $55.00. L.A. Powe, Jr. L.A. Powe, Jr. The University of Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Political Science Quarterly, Volume 121, Issue 1, Spring 2006, Pag…
A Matter of Justice
The Supreme Court and the American Elite, 1789-2008
'The Supreme Court follows the election returns', the fictional Mr. Dooley observed a hundred years ago. And for all our ideals and dreams of a disinterested judiciary, above the political fray, it seems Mr. Dooley was right. In this engaging - and disturbing - book, a leading historian of the Court reveals the close fit between its decisions and the nation's politics. The story begins with the creation of the Constitution and ends with the June …
Packing the Court
Packing the Court by James MacGregor Burns is a sprightly written history of the Supreme Court. Its main focus is on the jurists who were appointed by U.S. presidents, coupled with a highlights reel of the court's greatest decisions. With the exception of the “luminous” Earl Warren Court, Burns is mostly critical of the court's performance, which he deems insufficiently progressive (p. 180). Packing the Court has three dominant themes. First, pre…
Nixon's Court
The standard view of Richard M. Nixon's staffing of the Burger court is that of “a counterrevolution that wasn't.” Nixon's Court by Kevin J. McMahon effectively dispels this idea and replaces it with a well-researched, tightly written critique that demonstrates that Nixon cared about two issues—busing and crime—and that he was effective in moving the Court to adopt positions close to his own. The Burger court moderated the Warren court's criminal…
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