Closed chambers : the rise, fall, and future of the modern Supreme Court

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Closed chambers : the rise, fall, and future of the modern Supreme Court

Edward Lazarus

Penguin Books, 2005

[Rev. ed.]

  • : pbk

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"Updated with a new chapter"--Cover

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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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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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