
A Good Quarrel
America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court
The University of Michigan Press
Published on 22. April 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
216 pages
978-0-472-03326-3 (ISBN)
Description
While reading what top legal reporters say about some of the most important U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in recent history, go to this website to listen to audio and hear for yourself the very style and delivery of the oral arguments that have shaped the history of our nation's highest law. See Preface for full instructions.
Contributors
Charles Bierbauer, CNN
Lyle Denniston, scotusblog.com
Fred Graham, Court TV
Brent Kendall, Los Angeles Daily Journal
Steve Lash, Houston Chronicle
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate.com
Tony Mauro, American Lawyer Media
Tim O'Brien, ABC News
David Savage, Los Angeles Times
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News
Nina Totenberg, NPR
Timothy R. Johnson teaches in the Department of Political Science and the Law School at the University of Minnesota.
Jerry Goldman teaches political science at Northwestern University and directs the OYEZ Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court, at www.oyez.org.
Cover sketch by Dana Verkouteren
"Supreme Court oral arguments are good government in action. A Good Quarrel brilliantly showcases this important aspect of the Court's work."
---Paul Clement, Partner, King & Spalding, and former United States Solicitor General
"Few legal experiences are as exhilarating as a Supreme Court oral argument---a unique art form that this superb collection brings vividly to life."
---Kathleen Sullivan, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver and Hedges, and former Dean, Stanford Law School
"[A Good Quarrel] shines a brilliant spotlight on the pivotal moment of advocacy when the Supreme Court confronts the nation's most profound legal questions."
---Thomas C. Goldstein, Partner, Akin Gump, and Lecturer, Supreme Court Litigation, Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School
"A brilliant way to understand America's most important mysterious institution."
---Lawrence Lessig, Stanford Law School
Contributors
Charles Bierbauer, CNN
Lyle Denniston, scotusblog.com
Fred Graham, Court TV
Brent Kendall, Los Angeles Daily Journal
Steve Lash, Houston Chronicle
Dahlia Lithwick, Slate.com
Tony Mauro, American Lawyer Media
Tim O'Brien, ABC News
David Savage, Los Angeles Times
Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News
Nina Totenberg, NPR
Timothy R. Johnson teaches in the Department of Political Science and the Law School at the University of Minnesota.
Jerry Goldman teaches political science at Northwestern University and directs the OYEZ Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court, at www.oyez.org.
Cover sketch by Dana Verkouteren
"Supreme Court oral arguments are good government in action. A Good Quarrel brilliantly showcases this important aspect of the Court's work."
---Paul Clement, Partner, King & Spalding, and former United States Solicitor General
"Few legal experiences are as exhilarating as a Supreme Court oral argument---a unique art form that this superb collection brings vividly to life."
---Kathleen Sullivan, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver and Hedges, and former Dean, Stanford Law School
"[A Good Quarrel] shines a brilliant spotlight on the pivotal moment of advocacy when the Supreme Court confronts the nation's most profound legal questions."
---Thomas C. Goldstein, Partner, Akin Gump, and Lecturer, Supreme Court Litigation, Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School
"A brilliant way to understand America's most important mysterious institution."
---Lawrence Lessig, Stanford Law School
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Ann Arbor
United States
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-472-03326-3 (9780472033263)
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Persons
Timothy R. Johnson teaches in the Department of Political Science and the Law School at the University of Minnesota.
Jerry Goldman teaches political science at Northwestern University and directs the OYEZ Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court, at www.oyez.org.
Jerry Goldman teaches political science at Northwestern University and directs the OYEZ Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court, at www.oyez.org.
Content
Contents
Introduction
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow
Forsyth County, Georgia v. the Nationalist Movement
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
Bush v. Gore
Glickman v. Wileman Brothers and Elliott Inc.
Grutter v. Bollinger
Chandler v. Miller
Rapanos v. United States
Randall v. Sorrell
UAAAIWA v. Johnson Controls Inc.
Time Inc. v. Hill
Acknowledgments
Works Cited
Contributors
Index
Introduction
Elk Grove Unified School District v. Newdow
Forsyth County, Georgia v. the Nationalist Movement
Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey
Bush v. Gore
Glickman v. Wileman Brothers and Elliott Inc.
Grutter v. Bollinger
Chandler v. Miller
Rapanos v. United States
Randall v. Sorrell
UAAAIWA v. Johnson Controls Inc.
Time Inc. v. Hill
Acknowledgments
Works Cited
Contributors
Index