Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court
10 best books like Closed Chambers: The Rise, Fall, and Future of the Modern Supreme Court (Edward Lazarus): The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court, Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality, Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir, The Supreme Court, Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey, The Great Political Theories, Volume 2, Constitutional Law (University Casebook Series), The Second Bill of Rights: FDR's Unfinished Revolution and Why We Need It More Than Ever, A History of American Law, Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court
| Author | Bob Woodward |
| ISBN | 0743274024 |
The inner working of the Supreme Court, the highest court I the land, often the court of last resort. My high expectations going into this book were mostly met, my opinion of the way this court works, were not. They dealt with busing, segregation, was the court that ruled on Roe v. Wade, the Watergate debacle,...
Simple Justice: The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
| Author | Richard Kluger |
| ISBN | 1400030617 |
Simple Justice is generally regarded as the classic account of the U.S. Supreme Court’s epochal decision outlawing racial segregation and the centerpiece of African-Americans’ ongoing crusade for equal justice under law.
The 1954 Supreme Court ruling in the case of Brown v. Board...
When he resigned last June, Justice Stevens was the third longest serving Justice in American history (1975-2010)--only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time.
In Five Chiefs, Justice Stevens captures the inner workings...
| Author | William H. Rehnquist |
| ISBN | 0375708618 |
This new edition of Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist’s classic book offers a lively and accessible history of the Supreme Court. His engaging writing illuminates both the high and low points in the Court's history, from Chief Justice Marshall’s dominance of the Court during the early nineteenth...
| Author | Linda Greenhouse |
| ISBN | 0805080570 |
"A fascinating book. In clear and forceful prose, Becoming Justice Blackmun tells a judicial Horatio Alger story and a tale of a remarkable transformation . . . A page-turner."--The New York Times Book Review
In this acclaimed biography, Linda Greenhouse of The New York Times draws back the curtain...
| Author | Michael Curtis |
| ISBN | 0380012359 |
The philosophy of politics
This carefully selected compilation of the significant writings of the great political philosophers, scientists, and thinkers will be an invaluable guide to the general reader as well as to the serious student of history, political science, and government....
| Author | Kathleen M. Sullivan |
| ISBN | 1587787768 |
Now in its 15th edition, Sullivan and Gunther's "Constitutional Law" is one of the leading casebooks on the subject. This thorough treatment of constitutional law focuses on three core areas -- The Judicial Function in Constitutional Cases, The Structure of Government, and Individual Rights. The...
| Author | Cass R. Sunstein |
| ISBN | 0465083331 |
In 1944, Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a State of the Union Address that was arguably the greatest political speech of the twentieth century. In it, Roosevelt grappled with the definition of security in a democracy, concluding that "unless there is security here at home, there cannot be lasting peace...
A History of American Law
| Author | Lawrence M. Friedman |
| ISBN | 0684869888 |
In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable...
| Author | Jan Crawford Greenburg |
| ISBN | 1594201013 |
Drawing on unprecedented access to the Supreme Court justices themselves and their inner circles, acclaimed ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg offers an explosive newsbreaking account of one of the most momentous political watersheds in American history. From the series of Republican...
| Author | Seth Stern |
| ISBN | 0547149255 |
A sweeping insider look at the life of William Brennan, champion of free speech and widely considered the most influential Supreme Court justice of the twentieth century
Before his death, William Brennan granted Stephen Wermiel access to volumes of personal and court materials that are...
| Author | Peter Irons |
| ISBN | 0143037382 |
A comprehensive history of the people and cases that have changed history, this is the definitive account of the nation's highest court
Recent changes in the Supreme Court have placed the venerable institution at the forefront of current affairs, making this comprehensive and engaging...
| Author | Jim Newton |
| ISBN | 1594489289 |
In Justice for All, Jim Newton, an award-winning journalist for the Los Angeles Times, brings readers the first truly comprehensive consideration of Earl Warren, the politician-turned- Chief Justice who refashioned the place of the Supreme Court in American life through cases whose names have...
| Author | Michael S. Lief |
| ISBN | 0684859483 |
The closing arguments from ten noteworthy cases—“lawyers and nonlawyers will enjoy the passion and eloquence of these counselors; practitioners of law will find much to learn from them” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
Until now, only the twelve jurors who sat in judgment were able...
| Author | Cliff Sloan |
| ISBN | 1586484265 |
In 1800, the United States teetered on the brink of a second revolution. The presidential election between Adams and Jefferson was a bitterly contested tie, and the government neared collapse. The Supreme Court had no clear purpose or power—no one had even thought to build it a courtroom in the new...
| Author | Jeffrey Rosen |
| ISBN | 0805081828 |
A leading Supreme Court expert recounts the personal and philosophical rivalries that forged our nation's highest court and continue to shape our daily lives.
The Supreme Court is the most mysterious branch of government, and yet the Court is at root a human institution, made up of very bright...
| Author | James MacGregor Burns |
| ISBN | 1594202192 |
America is a nation of laws and litigants. We look, more than any other place it seems, to our courts to settle disputes. This harkens back to our Puritan forefathers, who thought courtrooms a better alternative than blasting away at each other with blunderbusses. Thus, instead of shooting your neighbor...
| Author | Michael J. Graetz |
| ISBN | 1476732523 |
A revelatory look at the Warren Burger Supreme Court finds that it was not moderate or transitional, but conservative—and it shaped today’s constitutional landscape. It is an “important book…a powerful corrective to the standard narrative of the Burger Court” (The New York Times Book...
| Author | Mark Curriden |
| ISBN | 0385720823 |
In this profound and fascinating book, the authors revisit an overlooked Supreme Court decision that changed forever how justice is carried out in the United States.
In 1906, Ed Johnson was the innocnet black man found guilty of the brutal rape of Nevada Taylor, a white woman, and sentenced to die...
| Author | Ellen Alderman |
| ISBN | 0679744347 |
Can the police strip-search a woman who has been arrested for a minor traffic violation? Can a magazine publish an embarrassing photo of you without your permission? Does your boss have the right to read your email? Can a company monitor its employees' off-the-job lifestyles--and fire those who drink,...
Good legal writing wins court cases. It its first edition, The Winning Brief proved that the key to writing well is understanding the judicial readership. Now, in a revised and updated version of this modern classic, Bryan A. Garner explains the art of effective writing in 100 concise, practical, and...
The Constitution Today: Timeless Lessons for the Issues of Our Era
| Author | Akhil Reed Amar |
| ISBN | 0465096336 |
A leading legal scholar addresses the most important constitutional controversies of the past two decades and illuminates the Constitution's spirit and ongoing relevance
America's Constitution, Chief Justice John Marshall famously observed in McCulloch v. Maryland, aspires “to...
| Author | Richard A. Posner |
| ISBN | 0674028201 |
A distinguished and experienced appellate court judge, Richard A. Posner offers in this new book a unique and, to orthodox legal thinkers, a startling perspective on how judges and justices decide cases. When conventional legal materials enable judges to ascertain the true facts of a case and apply...
| Author | Jeffrey Toobin |
| ISBN | 0449013677 |
From the prizewinning author of The Nine, a gripping insider's account of the momentous ideological war between the John Roberts Supreme Court and the Obama administration.
From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack...
