American original : the life and constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia / Joan Biskupic.
2009
347.732634 S282b 2009
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Title
American original : the life and constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia / Joan Biskupic.
Author
Edition
1st ed.
ISBN
9780374202897 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0374202893 (hardcover : alk. paper)
0374202893 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Imprint
New York : Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus And Giroux, 2009.
Language
English
Description
434 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number
347.732634 S282b 2009
System Control No.
(OCoLC)317928633
(OCoLC)317928633
(OCoLC)317928633
Summary
A profile of the conservative Supreme Court justice offers insight into his absolute belief system and considerable body of work, evaluating Scalia as an "apex of power" whose opinions may have far-reaching consequences in the social counterrevolution.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [409]-412) and index.
Formatted Contents Note
A place in the American story
In the turbulence of Watergate
Witness for the executive
Meeting of the minds
Relentless in dissent
"I have no agenda."
"Is anybody listening?"
Dilemmas of race
Passions of his mind
"A country I do not recognize"
Bush v. Gore : not over it
"Quack, quack"
The center chair
Showman of the bench
Power in a time of terrorism
"You get one shot".
In the turbulence of Watergate
Witness for the executive
Meeting of the minds
Relentless in dissent
"I have no agenda."
"Is anybody listening?"
Dilemmas of race
Passions of his mind
"A country I do not recognize"
Bush v. Gore : not over it
"Quack, quack"
The center chair
Showman of the bench
Power in a time of terrorism
"You get one shot".
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