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The Supreme Court : a C-SPAN book featuring the justices in their own words Cover Image Book

The Supreme Court : a C-SPAN book featuring the justices in their own words / editors, Brian Lamb, Susan Swain, and Mark Farkas.

Farkas, Mark. (Added Author). Lamb, Brian, 1941- (Added Author). Swain, Susan. (Added Author).

Summary:

Collects biographies of and interviews with sitting and recently retired Supreme Court justices, complimented by commentary from legal experts and statistics on arguments heard.

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  • ISBN: 158648835X
  • ISBN: 9781586488352
  • Physical Description: xviii, 381 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), portraits ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition
  • Publisher: New York : Public Affairs, [2010]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Pt. 1. The justices : Chief Justice John Roberts -- John Paul Stevens -- Antonin Scalia -- Anthony Kennedy -- Clarence Thomas -- Ruth Bader Ginsburg -- Stephen Breyer -- Samuel Alito -- Sonia Sotomayor -- Sandra Day O'connor (retired) -- Pt. 2. Supreme Court experts : Joan Biskupic, reporter, USA Today -- Drew Days III, former Solicitor general -- Lyle Denniston, reporter, SCOTUS blog -- Maureen Mahoney, attorney and former Supreme Court law clerk -- James B. O'Hara, Supreme Court historian -- William Suter, Clerk of the Supreme Court -- Pt. 3. Supplementary material : Biographies of the justices -- Members of the Supreme Court of the United States, 1789-2010 -- Recent C-SPAN surveys of public awareness of the Supreme Court -- Number of Supreme Court petitions and arguments heard, 1980-2008 -- C-SPAN requests for same-day release of oral arguments -- Excerpt from the opinion Marbury v. Madison -- Biography of John Marshall, the "Great Chief".

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Subject:
United States. Supreme Court.
United States. Supreme Court > History.
Judges > United States > Interviews.
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Interviews.

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