Good Quarrel (eBook)

America's Top Legal Reporters Share Stories from Inside the Supreme Court

Jerry Goldman, Timothy R. B. Johnson (Autoren)

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2009 | 1. Auflage
University of Michigan Press (Verlag)
978-0-472-02200-7 (ISBN)

Infos

Courtroom proceedings offer the thrill of a sporting event and the drama of a stage production as lawyers match wits, grill witnesses, and introduce eleventh-hour elements that may upend the course of a trial. The most decisive contests play out in the U.S. Supreme Court, where lawyers debate the meaning of the highest law the Constitution before the highest legal authorities the nine justices. In A Good Quarrel, the nation's best court reporters discuss the most memorable cases of the past fifty years. These journalists not only recreate the key moments of the oral arguments, they analyze the attorneys' and justices' strategic use of rhetoric, logic, and emotional displays. In addition to a ringside account of each case, this volume provides web links to complete audio recordings of each oral argument and individual clips so that the reader can listen in on the debates that resolved a disputed presidential election, reconsidered women's rights, reassessed affirmative action, and decided many other pressing issues in the United States.

Contributors: Charles Bierbauer Lyle Denniston Fred Graham Brent Kendall Steve Lash Richard Lazarus Dahlia Lithwick Tony Mauro Tim O'Brien David Savage Greg Stohr Nina Totenberg Timothy R. Johnson teaches in the political science department and the law school at the University of Minnesota. Jerry Goldman teaches political science at Northwestern University and directs the OYEZ Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court.

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While reading what top legal reporters say about some of the most important U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments in recent history, go to www.goodquarrel.com to listen to audio and hear for yourself the very style and delivery of the oral arguments that have shaped the history of our nation's highest law. See Preface for full instructions. Contributors Charles Bierbauer, CNN Lyle Denniston, scotusblog.com Fred Graham, Court TV Brent Kendall, Los Angeles Daily Journal Steve Lash, Houston Chronicle Dahlia Lithwick, Slate.com Tony Mauro, American Lawyer Media Tim O'Brien, ABC News David Savage, Los Angeles Times Greg Stohr, Bloomberg News Nina Totenberg, NPR Timothy R. Johnson teaches in the Department of Political Science and the Law School at the University of Minnesota. Jerry Goldman teaches political science at Northwestern University and directs the OYEZ Project, a multimedia archive devoted to the Supreme Court, at www.oyez.org. Cover sketch by Dana Verkouteren "e;Supreme Court oral arguments are good government in action. A Good Quarrel brilliantly showcases this important aspect of the Court's work."e; ---Paul Clement, Partner, King & Spalding, and former United States Solicitor General "e;Few legal experiences are as exhilarating as a Supreme Court oral argument---a unique art form that this superb collection brings vividly to life."e; ---Kathleen Sullivan, Partner, Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver and Hedges, and former Dean, Stanford Law School "e;[A Good Quarrel] shines a brilliant spotlight on the pivotal moment of advocacy when the Supreme Court confronts the nation's most profound legal questions."e; ---Thomas C. Goldstein, Partner, Akin Gump, and Lecturer, Supreme Court Litigation, Harvard Law School and Stanford Law School "e;A brilliant way to understand America's most important mysterious institution."e; ---Lawrence Lessig, Stanford Law School

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 22.4.2009
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft
• Themenwelt: Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Militärgeschichte
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Allgemeines / Lexika
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► EU / Internationales Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Öffentliches Recht
• Themenwelt: Recht / Steuern ► Rechtsgeschichte
• ISBN-10: 0-472-02200-8 / 0472022008
• ISBN-13: 978-0-472-02200-7 / 9780472022007