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“peter h irons”

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  • The Courage of Their Convictions

    by Peter H. Irons ...
    The Courage of their Convictions cites sixteen landmark civil liberties cases and the individuals who challenged laws that they felt impinged upon their personal freedom and who took their battles to the nation’s highest court of law.“Thank goodness for the sixteen brave men and women who fought official intolerance all the way to the US Supreme Court. And thanks to the Peter Irons for presenting ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • The New Deal Lawyers

    by Peter H. Irons ...
    From the perspective of young lawyers in three key New Deal agencies, this book traces the path of crucial constitutional test cases during the years from 1933 to 1937. ... Read more

    $53.99 USD

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  • The Brethren

    Inside the Supreme Court

    by Bob Woodward, Scott Armstrong ...
    The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action.Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices—maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising, and making decisions that affect every major area of American life. ... Read more

    $13.99 USD

  • Uncertain Justice

    The Roberts Court and the Constitution

    by Laurence Tribe, Joshua Matz ...
    "Illuminating. . . . [Tribe and Matz] offer well-crafted overviews of key cases decided by the Roberts Court [and] chart the Supreme Court's conservative path." — Chicago TribuneFrom 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 a mysterious institution, ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • The Court and the World

    American Law and the New Global Realities

    by Stephen Breyer ...
    In this original, far-reaching, and timely book, Justice Stephen Breyer examines the work of the Supreme Court of the United States in an increasingly interconnected world, a world in which all sorts of activity, both public and private—from the conduct of national security policy to the conduct of international trade—obliges the Court to understand and consider circumstances beyond America’s ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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  • Terms of Engagement

    How Our Courts Should Enforce the Constitution's Promise of Limited Government

    by Clark M. Neily III ...
    The Constitution was designed to limit government power and protect individuals from the tyranny of majorities and interest-group politics. But those protections are meaningless without judges who are fully committed to enforcing them, and America’s judges have largely abdicated that responsibility. All too often, instead of judging the constitutionality of government action, courts simply ... Read more

    $17.29 USD

  • Heinous, Atrocious & Cruel: The Casebook of a Death Penalty Attorney

    by Terry Lenamon ...
    In this book, Terry has chronicled some of his most challenging cases. These cases offer a fascinating insider's look at the workings of a death penalty prosecution. This is a world that most people never get to see, and a world that most people would like to pretend does not exist. Terry and his team take the reader on journeys to discover how their clients ended up facing death row.These cases ... Read more

    $4.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby

    Corporate Rights and Religious Liberties

    by Eugene Volokh ...
    Later this month, the Supreme Court will hear arguments in a case—Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby— that has arisen as society tries to reconcile corporate rights with religious liberty.Since the Hobby Lobby’s founding, the Green family has managed their ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

  • The Judiciary in Iraq

    The Path to an Independent Judiciary and Modern Court System

    by Chief Justice Madhat al-Mahmood ...
    After simmering in the background through the nineties, Iraq burst into the awareness of many when it became a battleground against the war on terror under the Bush administration. Few realize that in the midst of the fierce policy battles, one partially implemented state-building exercise took root, and Iraq became the first country in the Middle East, democracy or otherwise, to have a ... Read more

    $6.99 USD

  • Judicial Politics in Polarized Times

    by Thomas M. Keck ...
    This "important and timely discussion of judicial politics" sheds light on America's courts as they rule on abortion, gay rights, gun rights, and more ( Choice).When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, some saw the decision as a textbook example of neutral judicial decision making, noting that a Republican Chief Justice joined the Court's Democratic appointees in their vote. Others ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Next Justice

    Repairing the Supreme Court Appointments Process

    by Christopher L. Eisgruber ...
    The Supreme Court appointments process is broken, and the timing couldn't be worse--for liberals or conservatives. The Court is just one more solid conservative justice away from an ideological sea change--a hard-right turn on an array of issues that affect every American, from abortion to environmental protection. But neither those who look at this prospect with pleasure nor those who view it ... Read more

    $19.99 USD

  • Judicial Review of Elections in Asia

    Edited by Po Jen Yap ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in Asian Law
    In the past century, Asian nations have experienced a wave of democratisation as countries in the region have gained independence or transitioned from authoritarian military rule towards more participatory politics. At the same time, there has been an expansion of judicial power in Asia, whereby new courts or empowered old ones emerge as independent constraints on governmental authority.This is ... Read more

    $70.99 USD