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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsClosed Chambers : the Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court - Update With New Chapters (99 Edition)by Edward Lazarus
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Publisher Comments:Operating inside a network of Byzantine secrecy, the United States Supreme Court is the most powerful judicial institution in the world. Nine unelected justices, supposedly insulated from the pressure of politics, are charged with protecting our most cherished rights and shaping our fundamental laws.
In this eloquent, trailblazing account, Edward Lazarus, who served as a clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun, provides an insider's guided tour of a court at war with itself and often in neglect of its constitutional duties. He guides the reader through the Court's inner sanctum, explaining as only an eyewitness can the collisions of law, politics, and personality as the Justices wrestle with the most fiercely disputed issues of our time. Part memoir, part history, and all spellbinding narrative, Closed Chambers provides an intimate portrait — Justice by Justice — of the battles and compromises of the highest court in the land. Book News Annotation:Lazarus, a former law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Harry A. Blackmun, sees the Supreme Court of the Rehnquist years as an institution broken into unyielding factions in which the Justices often resort to transparently deceitful and hypocritical arguments and factual distortions in order to a achieve desired results. Juxtaposing history, memoir, and analysis, he uses Court dealings with the issues of the death penalty, race discrimination, and abortion as illustrative of the larger problem of the breakdown of the Court's internal culture.
Annotation ©2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) Synopsis: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. Synopsis:The author of "Black Hills/White Justice" offers an inside look at the most secretive institution in the American government--the Supreme Court. of photos.
About the AuthorEdward 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. Table of ContentsPreface 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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