Supreme Court Narratives: Law, History, and Journalism
Foreword by James F. Simon
I was thrilled, and humbled, by the Supreme Court Narratives: Law, History, and Journalism symposium held in my honor at New York Law School in April 2012, and again by reviewing this special issue of the New York Law School Law Review featuring essays presented at the symposium. Read More…
Chief Justices and Chief Executives: Some Thoughts on Jim Simon’s Books by Akhil Reed Amar
It is an honor to be here with my dear friend Nadine Strossen and to be at an event celebrating James Simon, who has been a real role model for me. Congratulations, Jim, on yet another amazing book. Read More…
President John Adams and Four Chief Justices: An Essay for James F. Simon by R. B. Bernstein
Constitutional history is a human subject dealing with human creations—ideas, institutions, doctrines, customs, usages, and the enduring problems to which they respond. James F. Simon, a master of historical storytelling, has never forgotten that truth, and his readers are the luckier for it. Read More…
Two Great Leaders by L.A. Powe, Jr.
FDR and Chief Justice Hughes: The President, the Supreme Court, and the Epic Battle over the New Deal is James F. Simon’s dual biography of the two major figures who battled over the constitutional visions of the New Deal and the Old Order. It is Simon’s third dual biography of the contentious relationships between a new President and a sitting Chief Justice of the other political party. Read More…
Graceful, Scholarly, and Illuminating: The Books of James F. Simon by Edward A. Purcell, Jr.
Jim Simon has written eight books. Each is valuable and impressive in its own right, but together they far transcend their individual achievements. Collectively, they constitute a comprehensive body of work that vividly brings to life and brightly illuminates many of the enduring issues of American constitutional government. Read More…
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