
Closed Chambers
The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court
Edward Lazarus(Author)
Penguin USA (Publisher)
Published on 3. May 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
608 pages
978-0-14-303527-5 (ISBN)
Description
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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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Penguin Putnam Inc
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 135 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
686 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-14-303527-5 (9780143035275)
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The Rise,Fall,And Future of the Modern Supreme Court
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05/1999
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Person
Edward Lazarus is the author of Black Hills, White Justice. He writes regularly for national publications including the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, and Atlantic Monthly. A former federal prosecutor in Los Angeles, Lazarus is currently in private practice in California.
Content
Preface to the Penguin Edition
Author's Note
The Highest Court in the Land
Author's Note
The Highest Court in the Land
THE MARBLE PALACE
A Clerk's Eye View
The Grand Canyon
THE PENALTY OF DEATH
The Spirit of Scottsboro
Sand in the Machine
The Strike of Lightning
Backlash
The Death Watch
The Lone Ranger
Stay of Execution
A Cop Killer's Case
Equal Protection of the Laws
THINGS FALL APART
Robert Bork and Civil War
The Cabal Against the Libs
The Test of Sincerity
THE TORTURE OF LAWS
The Right to Privacy
The Price of Good Intentions
The Triumph of Politics
A COURT DIVIDED
Transitions
A Fragile Peace
Old Battles, New Wounds
Final Thoughts
Notes
Index