Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme CourtPenguin Publishing Group, 2005 M05 3 - 608 páginas When 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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... capital sentencing process . The defendant in Beck ( like Tompkins ) had been accused of the capital crime of intentional killing in the course of a robbery . The evidence left no doubt that Beck had par- ticipated in the robbery that ...
... capital sentencing process . The defendant in Beck ( like Tompkins ) had been accused of the capital crime of intentional killing in the course of a robbery . The evidence left no doubt that Beck had par- ticipated in the robbery that ...
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... capital defendants could submit for consideration by the sentencer . They also forced states to narrow or dispense with " vague " aggravating factors such as that a murder was " outrageously or wantonly vile . " Such catchall categories ...
... capital defendants could submit for consideration by the sentencer . They also forced states to narrow or dispense with " vague " aggravating factors such as that a murder was " outrageously or wantonly vile . " Such catchall categories ...
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... capital case , Coleman v . Balkom . The Court had previously denied cert . in Balkom's unsuc- cessful direct appeal , and this petition stemmed from his failed attempt at state habeas relief . It was the kind of case in which , by his ...
... capital case , Coleman v . Balkom . The Court had previously denied cert . in Balkom's unsuc- cessful direct appeal , and this petition stemmed from his failed attempt at state habeas relief . It was the kind of case in which , by his ...
Contenido
Authors Note | 3 |
A Clerks Eye View | 17 |
The Grand Canyon | 47 |
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Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court Edward Lazarus Vista previa limitada - 2005 |
Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court Edward Lazarus Vista de fragmentos - 1999 |
Closed Chambers: The First Eyewitness Account of the Epic Struggles Inside ... Edward Lazarus Vista de fragmentos - 1998 |
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