Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court
Author:   Edward Lazarus
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Edition:   Updated ed.
ISBN:  

9780143035275


Pages:   608
Publication Date:   03 May 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Edward Lazarus
Publisher:   Penguin Putnam Inc
Imprint:   Penguin USA
Edition:   Updated ed.
Dimensions:   Width: 13.40cm , Height: 3.40cm , Length: 20.30cm
Weight:   0.516kg
ISBN:  

9780143035275


ISBN 10:   0143035274
Pages:   608
Publication Date:   03 May 2005
Recommended Age:   From 18 years
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Inactive
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
Limited stock is available. It will be ordered for you and shipped pending supplier's limited stock.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Penguin Edition 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

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Ambitious, opinionated, scholarly, gossipy ... wonderful.


Ambitious, opinionated, scholarly, gossipy wonderful. Closed Chambers is a crash course in contemporary constitutional law and judicial culture. Newsday Lazarus has opened a window on matters that are usually kept secret. [He] should be praised for shedding light where it is needed. The Washington Post Impeccably resarched and impressibly documented will fascinate diehard court-watchers. The Boston Globe The Court needs critics and members with Lazarus's intellectual clarity and deep attachment to its best traditions. Los Angeles Times


Ambitious, opinionated, scholarly, gossipy ... wonderful. Closed Chambers is a crash course in contemporary constitutional and judicial culture. ( Newsday )


Ambitious, opinionated, scholarly, gossipy wonderful. <b>Closed Chambers</b> is a crash course in contemporary constitutional law and judicial culture. <b>Newsday</b> Lazarus has opened a window on matters that are usually kept secret. [He] should be praised for shedding light where it is needed. <b>The Washington Post</b></p> Impeccably resarched and impressibly documented will fascinate diehard court-watchers. <b>The Boston Globe</b></p> The Court needs critics and members with Lazarus's intellectual clarity and deep attachment to its best traditions. <b>Los Angeles Times</b></p>


Author Information

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.

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