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Closed chambersEdward Lazarus

Closed chambers

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"Operating within a Network of Byzantine Secrecy, The United States Supreme Court is the most powerful judicial institution in the world. Nine unelected justices are charged with protecting our most cherished rights and shaping our fundamental laws.". "In this account, Edward Lazarus, who served as a clerk to Justice Harry Blackmun, provides an insider's guided tour of a court at war with itself and often in neglect of its constitutional duties. Combining memoir, history, and legal analysis, Lazarus weaves together past and present to reveal how law, politics, and personality collide in the…

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3 editions
  • Other · English · 2005
    Penguin Books · 598 pages · 9780143035275
  • Other · English · 1999
    Penguin Books · 576 pages · 9780140283563
  • Other · English · 1998
    Times Books · 576 pages · 9780812924022
HistoryJudicial processPolitical questions and judicial powerUnited States. Supreme CourtClerks of courtUnited StatesUSAOberster Gerichtshof