Kenneth Jost is author of Supreme Court Yearbook and Supreme Court A to Z (both CQ Press) and the blog Jost on Justice (http: //jostonjustice.blogspot.com). An honors graduate of Harvard College and Georgetown Law School, Jost has covered legal affairs as a reporter, editor, and columnist for more than fifty years. He is a contributing writer for CQ Researcher; his reports over a two-decade career included two previews of newly inaugurated presidents: The Bush Presidency (January 2001) and The Obama Presidency (January 2009). Jost was a member of the CQ Researcher teams recognized for health r...