Researching Law, Vol. 34, No. 1
The Supreme Court looms large in contemporary politics, but that hasn’t always been the case. In this issue of Researching Law, ABF Research Professor Christopher W. Schmidt shares insights from his forthcoming book, Our Court, which traces how the Supreme Court—once a relatively quiet institution operating far from public view—has come to command daily headlines and intense public scrutiny. Drawing on nearly a century of history, Schmidt offers a perspective that moves beyond today’s news cycle to explain how the Court became our Court—and what that transformation has meant.