In a new narrative of power and force, G. Edward White challenges the reigning understanding of twentieth-century Supreme Court decisions, particularly in the New Deal period. He does this by rejecting such misleading characterizations as "liberal," "conservative," and "reactionary," and by reexamining several key topics in constitutional law.

researched and fully realized history of the constitutional thought and practice of all the Supreme Court justices during the turbulent period that made America modern.