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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... punishment , the Court reasoned that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments not only must include those punishments that were considered barbaric or exces- sive at the time of the Founding Fathers but also ...
... punishment , the Court reasoned that the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishments not only must include those punishments that were considered barbaric or exces- sive at the time of the Founding Fathers but also ...
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... punishment could serve only two possible functions , retribution or deterrence . The Justice first rejected retribution as a legitimate aim of criminal sentencing , then dismissed the idea that the death penalty had served as a ...
... punishment could serve only two possible functions , retribution or deterrence . The Justice first rejected retribution as a legitimate aim of criminal sentencing , then dismissed the idea that the death penalty had served as a ...
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... punishment is an expression of society's moral outrage at particularly offensive conduct . This function may be unappealing to many , but it is essential in an ordered society that asks its citizens to rely on legal processes rather ...
... punishment is an expression of society's moral outrage at particularly offensive conduct . This function may be unappealing to many , but it is essential in an ordered society that asks its citizens to rely on legal processes rather ...
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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