Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme CourtWhen Closed Chambers was first published, it was met with a firestorm of controversy—as well as a shower of praise—for being the first book to break the code of silence about the inner workings of this country's most powerful court. In this eloquent, trailblazing account, with a new chapter covering Bush v. Gore, Guantanamo, and other recent controversial court decisions, Edward Lazarus, who served as a clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun, presents a searing indictment of a court at war with itself and often in neglect of its constitutional duties. Combining memoir, history, and legal analysis, Lazarus reveals in astonishing detail the realities of what takes place behind the closed doors of the U.S. Supreme Court—an institution that through its rulings holds the power to affect the life of every American. |
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Even before hearing oral argument , Justice White took the extremely unusual (
and perhaps unprecedented ) step of sending Justices Rehnquist , Powell , O '
Connor , and Scalia a detailed memo — behind the liberals ' backs — urging a ...
Even before hearing oral argument , Justice White took the extremely unusual (
and perhaps unprecedented ) step of sending Justices Rehnquist , Powell , O '
Connor , and Scalia a detailed memo — behind the liberals ' backs — urging a ...
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His opinion apparently so miffed Justice White that he decided to withdraw his
own Patterson opinion and join Kennedy ' s . Worse yet , White replaced his
discarded dissent with a two - page send - up ridiculing Brennan ' s technical
argument ...
His opinion apparently so miffed Justice White that he decided to withdraw his
own Patterson opinion and join Kennedy ' s . Worse yet , White replaced his
discarded dissent with a two - page send - up ridiculing Brennan ' s technical
argument ...
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And White , in turn , churned out a draft in just over a week The general approach
of White ' s opinion was standard enough . He appeared to embrace the familiar
Cardozo - Frankfurter - Harlan discretionary approach to due process .
And White , in turn , churned out a draft in just over a week The general approach
of White ' s opinion was standard enough . He appeared to embrace the familiar
Cardozo - Frankfurter - Harlan discretionary approach to due process .
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CLOSED CHAMBERS: The First Eyewitness Account of the Epic Struggles Inside the Supreme Court
Crítica de los usuarios - KirkusJustice Oliver Wendell Holmes's tart description of Supreme Court deliberations—"nine scorpions in a bottle"—has seldom seemed more apt than in this scathing tell-all screed about the Rehnquist ... Leer comentario completo
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Crítica de los usuarios - aevaughn - LibraryThingThis books really got me to thinking. It does give you a good feeling for what went on during the Burger and Rehnquist courts. It mostly consists of a series of chapters on different topics and how ... Leer comentario completo
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Authors Note | 3 |
A Clerks Eye View | 17 |
The Grand Canyon | 47 |
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| Título | Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court Penguin history |
| Autor | Edward Lazarus |
| Edición | reeditada, revisada |
| Editor | Penguin Books, 2005 |
| Procedencia del original | Universidad de Michigan |
| Digitalizado | 14 Ago. 2010 |
| ISBN | 0143035274, 9780143035275 |
| Largo | 598 páginas |
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