Books written by Joan Biskupic
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Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
eye , Brown served on the Court for fifteen years . At the age of seventy , severely handicapped by his impaired vision , he retired . He lived in semiretirement in Bronxville , New York , until his death on September 14 , 1913 , at the ...
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American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
... 287, 289, 314 Brisbin, Richard, 184 British Parliament, 225 Brody, Michael, 89,90 Bronner, Ethan, 162, 192–92 Brookings Institution, 65,317 Brooklyn College, 6, 15, 24, 219 Brosnahan, James J., 101 Brown, Henry, 385n7 Brown v.
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American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia
The original lead plaintiff was Shelly Parker, which is why the case was known in early phases as Parker v. District of Columbia. 9. Transcript of MacNeil-Lehrer NewsHour, December 16, 1991. 10. 11. Parker v.
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Guide to the U.S. Supreme Court
... L. Joseph Overton Clarence Pickert Shad Polier Sidney Poirier A. Philip Randolph John Raitt Elmer Rice Jackie Robinson Mrs. Elcanor Roosevelt Bayard Rustin Robert Ryan Maureen Stapleton Frank Silvera Hope Stevens George Tabor Rev.
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The Chief: The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts
In The Chief, award-winning journalist Joan Biskupic contends that Roberts is torn between two, often divergent, priorities: to carry out a conservative agenda, and to protect the Court's image and his place in history.
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Breaking In: The Rise of Sonia Sotomayor and the Politics of Justice
And this is not just a tale about breaking barriers as a Puerto Rican. It's about breaking barriers as a justice.
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The Supreme Court at Work
A highly readable explanation of how the Supreme Court has set its rules and managed its operations since it began. The Supreme Court at Work also looks at the Court...
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Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice
Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned.
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Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice
In so doing, Sandra Day O'Connor also provides an unprecedented look inside the exclusive, famously secretive High Court. Sandra Day O'Connor, America's first woman justice, became the axis on which the Supreme Court turned.