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The Shadow Docket

How the Supreme Court Uses Stealth Rulings to Amass Power and Undermine the Republic

by Stephen Vladeck ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

11 hours 17 min

An instant New York Times bestseller: An acclaimed legal scholar’s “important” (New York Times) and “fascinating” (Economist) exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors.The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of ... Read more

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An instant New York Times bestseller: An acclaimed legal scholar’s “important” (New York Times) and “fascinating” (Economist) exposé of how the Supreme Court uses unsigned and unexplained orders to change the law behind closed doors.The Supreme Court has always had the authority to issue emergency rulings in exceptional circumstances. But since 2017, the Court has dramatically expanded its use of
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Last Branch Standing

A Potentially Surprising, Occasionally Witty Journey Inside Today's Supreme Court

by Sarah Isgur ...

Narrated by Sarah Isgur ...

Unabridged

11 hours 23 min

**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of ... Read more

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**NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A myth-busting glimpse into the inner workings of the Supreme Court, revealing what we get wrong about the Roberts Court, what the justices' clerks gossip about, and how to fix a court in crisis—from the popular ABC news pundit and top legal podcaster"Isgur has all your answers in these smart, snappy, clear-eyed pages.”—Stacy Schiff, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of
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The Most Dangerous Branch

Inside the Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution

by David A. Kaplan ...

Narrated by Dan Woren ...

Unabridged

16 hours 35 min

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government—and how we’ve come to accept it at our peril.With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Court has never before ... Read more

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In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert the role of the other branches of government—and how we’ve come to accept it at our peril.With the retirement of Justice Anthony Kennedy, the Court has never before
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The Federal Courts

An Essential History

by Peter Charles Hoffer, Williamjames Hull Hoffer, N.E.H Hull ...

Narrated by Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

22 hours 50 min

There are moments in American history when all eyes are focused on a federal court: when its bench speaks for millions of Americans, and when its decision changes the course of history. More often, the story of the federal judiciary is simply a tale of hard work: of finding order in the chaotic system of state and federal law, local custom, and contentious lawyering. The Federal Courts is a story ... Read more

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There are moments in American history when all eyes are focused on a federal court: when its bench speaks for millions of Americans, and when its decision changes the course of history. More often, the story of the federal judiciary is simply a tale of hard work: of finding order in the chaotic system of state and federal law, local custom, and contentious lawyering. The Federal Courts is a story
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The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics

by Stephen Breyer ...

Narrated by Jim Seybert ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

A growing chorus of officials and commentators argues that the Supreme Court has become too political. On this view, the confirmation process is just an exercise in partisan agenda-setting, and the jurists are no more than “politicians in robes”?their ostensibly neutral judicial philosophies mere camouflage for conservative or liberal convictions. Stephen Breyer, drawing upon his experience as a ... Read more

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A growing chorus of officials and commentators argues that the Supreme Court has become too political. On this view, the confirmation process is just an exercise in partisan agenda-setting, and the jurists are no more than “politicians in robes”?their ostensibly neutral judicial philosophies mere camouflage for conservative or liberal convictions. Stephen Breyer, drawing upon his experience as a
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The Great Dissent

How Oliver Wendell Holmes Changed His Mind--and Changed the History of Free Speech in America

by Thomas Healy ...

Narrated by Danny Campbell ...

Unabridged

10 hours 20 min

No right seems more fundamental to American public life than freedom of speech. Yet well into the twentieth century, that freedom was still an unfulfilled promise, with Americans regularly imprisoned merely for speaking out against government policies. Indeed, free speech as we know it comes less from the First Amendment than from a most unexpected source: Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell ... Read more

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No right seems more fundamental to American public life than freedom of speech. Yet well into the twentieth century, that freedom was still an unfulfilled promise, with Americans regularly imprisoned merely for speaking out against government policies. Indeed, free speech as we know it comes less from the First Amendment than from a most unexpected source: Supreme Court justice Oliver Wendell
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First Degree

From Med School to Murder: The Story Behind the Shocking Will Sandeson Trial

by Kayla Hounsell ...

Narrated by Kayla Hounsell ...

Unabridged

6 hours 37 min

A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that gripped Nova Scotia. Will Sandeson seemed like a model son. A member of the Dalhousie University track and field team, he was about to start classes at Dalhousie’s medical school. He worked at a group home for adults with disabilities. He came from a good family. “There’s times for whatever reason that things don’t go quite as planned,” a ... Read more

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A murder, a missing body, and a sensational trial that gripped Nova Scotia. Will Sandeson seemed like a model son. A member of the Dalhousie University track and field team, he was about to start classes at Dalhousie’s medical school. He worked at a group home for adults with disabilities. He came from a good family. “There’s times for whatever reason that things don’t go quite as planned,” a
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Uncertain Justice

The Roberts Court and the Constitution

by Laurence Tribe, Joshua Matz ...

Narrated by Robert Petkoff ...

Unabridged

15 hours 25 min

Harvard Law School scholars Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz reveal how Chief Justice John Roberts is shaking the foundation of our nation’s laws in Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution.From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains ... Read more

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Harvard Law School scholars Laurence Tribe and Joshua Matz reveal how Chief Justice John Roberts is shaking the foundation of our nation’s laws in Uncertain Justice: The Roberts Court and the Constitution.From Citizens United to its momentous rulings regarding Obamacare and gay marriage, the Supreme Court under Chief Justice John Roberts has profoundly affected American life. Yet the court remains
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Tales of Murder, Murderers and the Death Penalty at the Supreme Court

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

A new book examines the murders, murderers and capital punishment overseen by the highest court in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown talks with veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien about Murder at the Supreme Court, which documents some of the most notorious crimes and subsequent penalties. ... Read more

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A new book examines the murders, murderers and capital punishment overseen by the highest court in the U.S. Jeffrey Brown talks with veteran journalists Martin Clancy and Tim O'Brien about Murder at the Supreme Court, which documents some of the most notorious crimes and subsequent penalties.
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Justice on the Brink

A Requiem for the Supreme Court

by Linda Greenhouse ...

Narrated by Beth Hicks ...

Unabridged

10 hours 1 min

**The gripping story of the Supreme Court’s transformation from a measured institution of law and justice into a highly politicized body dominated by a right-wing supermajority, told through the dramatic lens of its most transformative year, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning law columnist for The New York Times—with a new preface by the author“A dazzling feat . . . meaty, often scintillating and ... Read more

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**The gripping story of the Supreme Court’s transformation from a measured institution of law and justice into a highly politicized body dominated by a right-wing supermajority, told through the dramatic lens of its most transformative year, by the Pulitzer Prize–winning law columnist for The New York Times—with a new preface by the author“A dazzling feat . . . meaty, often scintillating and
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Philosophy and the Law

How Judges Reason

by Stephen Mathis ...

Narrated by Stephen Mathis ...

Unabridged

8 hours 26 min

Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality ... Read more

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Do judges deduce their decisions from legal rules and principles, or do they decide cases based on what is fair given the facts at hand? The latter view, held by Legal Realists, serves as the starting point for Professor Stephen Mathis' eye-opening look at how judges reason. In this compelling lecture series, the esteemed professor addresses such issues as whether the law is distinct from morality
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Video Games

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

5 min

A Supreme Court case over whether minors should be able to access violent video games in California had the justices debating the definition of violence and the boundaries of the First Amendment.The lawyer for the state of California, who was advocating for a law banning the sale of violent video games to those under 18 years of age, told the court that the law has two goals. First, it’s intended ... Read more

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A Supreme Court case over whether minors should be able to access violent video games in California had the justices debating the definition of violence and the boundaries of the First Amendment.The lawyer for the state of California, who was advocating for a law banning the sale of violent video games to those under 18 years of age, told the court that the law has two goals. First, it’s intended
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In Two Minds

Shocking true stories of murder, justice and recovery from a forensic psychiatrist

by Dr Sohom Das ...

Narrated by Dr Sohom Das ...

Unabridged

10 hours 24 min

Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many ... Read more

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Shocking, eye-opening and grimly fascinating, these are the true stories, patients and cases that have characterised a career spent treating mentally disordered offenders.Listen to the end of the audiobook for an exclusive bonus chapter, written and read by the author.As a forensic psychiatrist, it's Dr Das's job to treat and rehabilitate what the tabloids might call the 'criminally insane', many
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Strong Poison

The iconic British detective series from one of our greatest ever writers

by Dorothy L Sayers ...

Narrated by Robert Bathurst ...

Series series Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries
Unabridged

8 hours 2 min

THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James__________________________________________________________________... ... Read more

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THE MULTIMILLION-COPY BESTSELLING QUEEN OF CLASSIC CRIME, DOROTHY L SAYERS'Dorothy L. Sayers is one of our best detective story writers' Daily Telegraph'One of crime fiction's most memorable detectives' The New York Times'She brought to the detective novel originality, intelligence, energy and wit' P. D. James__________________________________________________________________...
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Sandra Day O'Connor Explores SCOTUS

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

8 min

Sandra Day O'Connor made Supreme Court history as the first female justice to serve on the bench. In her new book, Out of Order, she explores other aspects of history at the high court, as well as her own approach to service. O'Connor talks with Judy Woodruff about making tough decisions and women in the legal profession. ... Read more

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Sandra Day O'Connor made Supreme Court history as the first female justice to serve on the bench. In her new book, Out of Order, she explores other aspects of history at the high court, as well as her own approach to service. O'Connor talks with Judy Woodruff about making tough decisions and women in the legal profession.
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Spider Woman

A Life – by the former President of the Supreme Court

by Lady Hale ...

Narrated by Lady Hale ...

Unabridged

11 hours 22 min

Brought to you by Penguin.Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story.As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but ... Read more

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Brought to you by Penguin.Lady Hale is an inspirational figure admired for her historic achievements and for the causes she has championed. Spider Woman is her story.As 'a little girl from a little school in a little village in North Yorkshire', she only went into the law because her headteacher told her she wasn't clever enough to study history. She became the most senior judge in the country but
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Medical Marijuana

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

14 min

Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour, discusses the Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana, June 6, 2005, with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune. ... Read more

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Gwen Ifill, PBS NewsHour, discusses the Supreme Court ruling on medical marijuana, June 6, 2005, with Jan Crawford Greenburg of the Chicago Tribune.
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The Edge of Malice

The Marie Grossman Story

by David P. Miraldi ...

Narrated by Aaron Shedlock ...

Unabridged

7 hours 9 min

Marie seems to have it all: a devoted husband, two wonderful children, and a professional career. But all of that changes when she drives her car into the darkened parking lot of a fast food restaurant. After she lowers her car window to place an order at the drive-thru, a man suddenly appears and places a gun at her temple. What follows is every woman's worst nightmare.The Edge of Malice is a ... Read more

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Marie seems to have it all: a devoted husband, two wonderful children, and a professional career. But all of that changes when she drives her car into the darkened parking lot of a fast food restaurant. After she lowers her car window to place an order at the drive-thru, a man suddenly appears and places a gun at her temple. What follows is every woman's worst nightmare.The Edge of Malice is a
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Radical Enfranchisement in the Jury Room and Public Life

by Sonali Chakravarti ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Unabridged

5 hours 9 min

Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life. At the same time, their capacity for legitimate decision making has been under scrutiny, because of events like the acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury for the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the decisions of several grand juries not to indict police officers for the killing of unarmed ... Read more

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Juries have been at the center of some of the most emotionally charged moments of political life. At the same time, their capacity for legitimate decision making has been under scrutiny, because of events like the acquittal of George Zimmerman by a Florida jury for the shooting of Trayvon Martin and the decisions of several grand juries not to indict police officers for the killing of unarmed
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OBJECTIF ENM - COMMENT DEVENIR MAGISTRAT?

La méthode infaillible en 7 points pour réussir le concours

by Thémis ATHENA ...

Narrated by Pedro Musko ...

Unabridged

5 hours 2 min

À Jour de la réforme du concours 2024 -LIVRE DE PRÉPARATION ENTIÈREMENT CONSACRÉ AUX CONCOURS DE L'ENM: 1ᵉʳ, 2ᵉ et 3ᵉ concours-LE SEUL LIVRE à jour de la réforme qui traite intégralement et uniquement du métier et des concours d'accès à la magistrature.Écrit par un haut fonctionnaire, enseignant en classe préparatoire depuis plus de 12 ans, spécialiste de l'accompagnement d'étudiants aux concours ... Read more

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À Jour de la réforme du concours 2024 -LIVRE DE PRÉPARATION ENTIÈREMENT CONSACRÉ AUX CONCOURS DE L'ENM: 1ᵉʳ, 2ᵉ et 3ᵉ concours-LE SEUL LIVRE à jour de la réforme qui traite intégralement et uniquement du métier et des concours d'accès à la magistrature.Écrit par un haut fonctionnaire, enseignant en classe préparatoire depuis plus de 12 ans, spécialiste de l'accompagnement d'étudiants aux concours
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Presumed Guilty

How the Supreme Court Empowered the Police and Subverted Civil Rights

by Erwin Chemerinsky ...

Narrated by Perry Daniels ...

Unabridged

11 hours 45 min

Library Journal ● "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021"Presumed Guilty reveals how the Supreme Court allows the perpetuation of racist policing by presuming that suspects, especially people of color, are guilty.Presumed Guilty, like the bestselling The Color of Law, is a "smoking gun" of civil rights research, a troubling history that reveals how the Supreme Court enabled racist ... Read more

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Library Journal ● "Books and Authors to Know: Titles to Watch 2021"Presumed Guilty reveals how the Supreme Court allows the perpetuation of racist policing by presuming that suspects, especially people of color, are guilty.Presumed Guilty, like the bestselling The Color of Law, is a "smoking gun" of civil rights research, a troubling history that reveals how the Supreme Court enabled racist
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And Justice for Some

An Exposé of the Lawyers and Judges Who Let Dangerous Criminals Go Free

by Wendy Murphy ...

Narrated by Joyce Bean ...

Unabridged

7 hours 29 min

When Wendy Murphy was a young prosecutor, she learned that the deck is stacked in favor of criminal defendants. Between their arrest and (potential) conviction, murderers, rapists, and drug dealers get more than a fair shake—they get an unfair advantage, often at the expense of their victims.In many states, for instance, defendants can subpoena a victim's private medical and counseling files ... Read more

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When Wendy Murphy was a young prosecutor, she learned that the deck is stacked in favor of criminal defendants. Between their arrest and (potential) conviction, murderers, rapists, and drug dealers get more than a fair shake—they get an unfair advantage, often at the expense of their victims.In many states, for instance, defendants can subpoena a victim's private medical and counseling files
... Read more
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Making Our Democracy Work

A Judge's View

by Justice Stephen Breyer ...

Narrated by Luis Moreno ...

Unabridged

10 hours 16 min

Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivers an impassioned argument for the proper role of America's highest judicial body. Examining historic and contemporary decisions by the Court, Breyer highlights the rulings that have bolstered public confidence as well as the missteps that have triggered distrust. What emerges is a unique approach-certain to be admired for years to come-to interpreting ... Read more

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Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer delivers an impassioned argument for the proper role of America's highest judicial body. Examining historic and contemporary decisions by the Court, Breyer highlights the rulings that have bolstered public confidence as well as the missteps that have triggered distrust. What emerges is a unique approach-certain to be admired for years to come-to interpreting
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History of Supreme Court Vacancies

by PBS NewsHour ...

Narrated by PBS NewsHour ...

Unabridged

6 min

In a prelude to the expected battle over the next Supreme Court justice nomination, an historian explains the selection and confirmation process and the past battles between Congress and the president. ... Read more

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In a prelude to the expected battle over the next Supreme Court justice nomination, an historian explains the selection and confirmation process and the past battles between Congress and the president.
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