President Obama : constitutional aspirations and executive actions / by Fisher, Louis

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President Obama : constitutional aspirations and executive actions / by Fisher, Louis

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The myth of the imperial presidency : how public opinion checks the unilateral executive / by Christenson, Dino, Kriner, Douglas L.

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The oath : the Obama White House and the Supreme Court / by Toobin, Jeffrey

Table of Contents: “…The politician's path -- "On behalf of the strong in opposition to the weak" -- The era of good feelings -- The legacy of Appendix E -- The ballad of Lilly Ledbetter -- The war against precedent -- The hunter -- Lawyers, guns, and money -- The unrequited bipartisanship of Barack Obama -- Wise Latina -- Money talks -- Samuel Alito's question -- The rookie -- The ninety-page swan song of John Paul Stevens -- "With all due deference to separation of powers" -- The retired justices dissent -- Softball politics -- The tea party and the justice's wife -- The Thomas court -- "Democracy is not a game" -- "You should do it" -- Broccoli -- The "effective" argument -- Epilogue. …”