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A history of the humble footnote and its impact on the highest court in the land
In May 2022, a seismic legal event occurred as the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health was leaked. The majority aimed to eliminate constitutional protection for abortion. Amidst the fervor, an unnoticed detail emerged: over 140 footnotes accompanied the majority opinion and dissent. These unassuming annotations held immense significance, unveiling justices' beliefs about the Constitution's essence, highlighting their controversial reasoning, and laying bare the vastly different interpretations of the role of Supreme Court Justice.
The Supreme Court Footnote offers a study of the evolution of footnotes in US Supreme Court opinions and how they add to our constitutional understanding. Through a comprehensive analysis, Peter Charles Hoffer argues that as justices alter the course of history via their decisions, they import their own understandings of it

The Supreme Court Footnote

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      Publisher New York University Press
      Published 6/18/2024
      ISBN-13 9781479830220
      978-1479830220
      ISBN-10 1479830224

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      A history of the humble footnote and its impact on the highest court in the land
      In May 2022, a seismic legal event occurred as the draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health was leaked. The majority aimed to eliminate constitutional protection for abortion. Amidst the fervor, an unnoticed detail emerged: over 140 footnotes accompanied the majority opinion and dissent. These unassuming annotations held immense significance, unveiling justices' beliefs about the Constitution's essence, highlighting their controversial reasoning, and laying bare the vastly different interpretations of the role of Supreme Court Justice.
      The Supreme Court Footnote offers a study of the evolution of footnotes in US Supreme Court opinions and how they add to our constitutional understanding. Through a comprehensive analysis, Peter Charles Hoffer argues that as justices alter the course of history via their decisions, they import their own understandings of it

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