Courtwatchers

Eyewitness Accounts in Supreme Court History

Häftad, Engelska, 2017

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Beskrivning

In the first Supreme Court history told primarily through eyewitness accounts from Court insiders, Clare Cushman provides readers with a behind-the-scenes look at the people, practices, and traditions that have shaped an American institution for more than 200 years. Each chapter covers one general thematic topic and weaves a narrative from memoirs, letters, diaries, and newspaper accounts by the Justices, their spouses and children, court reporters, clerks, oral advocates, court staff, journalists, and other eyewitnesses. These accounts allow readers to feel as if they are squeezed into the packed courtroom in 1844 as silver-tongued orator Daniel Webster addresses the court; eavesdropping on an exasperated Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., in 1930 as he snaps at a clerk’s critique of his draft opinion; or sharing a taxi with future Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr., in 2005 as he rushes home from the airport in anticipation of a phone call from President Bush offering him the nomination to the Supreme Court. This entertaining and enlightening tour of the Supreme Court’s colorful personalities and inner workings will be of interest to all readers of American political and legal history.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2017-10-31
Mått:152 x 230 x 25 mm
Vikt:485 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:328
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Medarbetare:Roberts,ChiefJusticeJohn
ISBN:9781442212466

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Mer om författaren

Clare Cushman, director of publications for the Supreme Court Historical Society, is the editor of and a contributing writer to The Supreme Court Justices: Illustrated Biographies and Supreme Court Decisions and Women’s Rights: Milestones to Equality.

Recensioner i media

Too many studies of the Supreme Court are obsessed with ideas and politics with little attention to those who generate them. Clare Cushman provides a meticulously researched and thoroughly accessible antidote to the trend, and, for once the institution emerges with novelistic clarity as a collection of men, and eventually women, with vivid personalities, strong feelings, and every manifestation of the human condition. Cushman wisely relies on first-hand evidence from those on the inside to provide both authenticity and telling detail. A unique work.

Innehållsförteckning

Foreword by Chief Justice John C. Roberts, Jr.IntroductionChapter 1: Sink or Swim: The First DecadeChapter 2: John Marshall Takes Charge: Establishing PowerChapter 3: Justice by Shay, Stagecoach, Steamboat, Train: Riding CircuitChapter 4: Wives, Children...Husbands: Supporting RolesChapter 5: Yes, Mr. President: Appointing and ConfirmationChapter 6: Learning the Ropes: A Rookie ArrivesChapter 7: Inside the Courtroom: Views of the BenchChapter 8: Silver Tongues and Quill Pens: Oral ArgumentChapter 9: Nine Justices, One Bench: Building ConsensusChapter 10: (Not So) Good Behavior: Discord and FeudsChapter 11: A Peek Inside Chambers: Clerk StoriesChapter 12: "Welcome to the Chain Gang": Managing the Work LoadChapter 13: Timing It Right: Stepping DownAcknowledgmentsJustices of the Supreme CourtNotesIndex