Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within theSupremeCourt sugg...Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within the Supreme Court suggests that combat sometimes supersedes collegiality in those hallowed halls. In fact as Phillip Cooper shows conflict is an inescapable fact of life in the Marble Temple....more
Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within theSupremeCourt sugg...Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within the Supreme Court suggests that combat sometimes supersedes collegiality in those hallowed halls. In fact as Phillip Cooper shows conflict is an inescapable fact of life in the Marble Temple....more
Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within theSupremeCourt sugg...Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within the Supreme Court suggests that combat sometimes supersedes collegiality in those hallowed halls. In fact as Phillip Cooper shows conflict is an inescapable fact of life in the Marble Temple....more
9781594201011. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages...9781594201011. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 340. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 340 p. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Supreme Court justices and their inner circles acclaimed ABC News...more
Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within theSupremeCourt sugg...Felix Frankfurter s blustery depiction of debate within the Supreme Court suggests that combat sometimes supersedes collegiality in those hallowed halls. In fact as Phillip Cooper shows conflict is an inescapable fact of life in the Marble Temple....more
This past June theSupremeCourt decided a question at the heart of one of Ame...This past June the Supreme Court decided a question at the heart of one of America s most impassioned debates ruling that individual citizens have the constitutional right to possess guns. With that decision the District s handgun ban--one of the...more
A tour de force...A fresh and detailed account of how thecourt works and rela...A tour de force...A fresh and detailed account of how the court works and relatedly how presidents decide who gets there. -The Wall Street Journal A fascinating look at dynamics within the court showing how personalities and ideology can affect...more
Meticulously researched and engagingly written . . . a comprehensive indictmen...Meticulously researched and engagingly written . . . a comprehensive indictment of the court s rulings in areas ranging from campaign finance and voting rights to poverty law and criminal justice. --Financial Times A revelatory examination of the...more
9780828320122. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages...9780828320122. Pre-Owned: Good condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 626. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 626 p. In March 1994 news organisations from around America and the world focused considerable attention on what appeared to be a...more
Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully c...Our books are pre-loved which means they have been read before. We carefully check all our books and believe them to be in a - USED - VERY GOOD Condition condition. If you re not completely satisfied please get in touch & we ll be happy to help....more
9781594201011. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 340. Sewn ...9781594201011. New condition. Hard cover. Language: English. Pages: 340. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. With dust jacket. 340 p. Drawing on unprecedented access to the Supreme Court justices and their inner circles acclaimed ABC News legal...more
New York Times Editor s Choice Biskupic an accomplished and well-sourced journ...New York Times Editor s Choice Biskupic an accomplished and well-sourced journalist knows the court as well as anyone now covering it... In her new book Biskupic has done something different and a good deal harder. She has written a group narrative...more
When Closed Chambers was first published it was met with a firestorm of contro...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...more
The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of theSupreme Co...The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action. Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices -- maneuvering arguing...more
Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included mi...Good Condition: Minimal damage to the cover dust jacket may not be included minimal wear to binding most of the pages undamaged(e.g. minimal creases or tears) highlighting / underlining acceptable on books as long as the text is readable and...more